wage-earning

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

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1. Paid by the hour B2 formal

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

   • 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.

   ruПочасовойesasalariado por horasfrrémunéré à l'heuredeNach Stunden bezahltptPor horazh按小时计酬arأجير بالساعة

   Synonyms: hourly

2. Manual or industrial labor B2 formal

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

   • 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.

   ruРабочий по наймуestrabajador asalariado manual o industrialfrouvrier salariédeArbeiterptAssalariadozh雇佣劳动者arالأجير

   Synonyms: blue-collarindustriallaboringmanualworking-class

   Antonyms: clericalmanagerialprofessional

• more wage-earning comparative form
• most wage-earning superlative form