wage-earning

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Describes a person who works for a wage, typically in manual or non-managerial labor.

1. Paid by the hourB2formal

   Describes a job or worker who is paid an hourly wage rather than a fixed annual salary.

   أجير بالساعة

   • Many wage-earning employees in the factory receive overtime pay.
   • He comes from a wage-earning background, working in construction.
   • The new policy affects both salaried and wage-earning staff.

   المرادفاتhourly

2. Manual or industrial laborB2formal

   Relating to workers who perform physical or industrial work for wages, often in factories or manual trades.

   الأجير

   • The union represents thousands of wage-earning laborers in the steel industry.
   • Wage-earning families often rely on multiple jobs to make ends meet.
   • The economic shift impacted wage-earning workers more than salaried professionals.

   المرادفاتblue-collarindustriallaboringmanualworking-class

   الأضدادclericalmanagerialprofessional