salaryman
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- noun
- /ˈsælərɪˌmæn/
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salaryman
- After years of dedication, the salaryman finally received a promotion at his company.
Examples
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I remember I spoke to a Japanese salaryman with a formal suit on in the evening (I was wearing my suits like other salarymen out there), saying, "Are you in line?"
Blog text (5) -
A spokeswoman for the store commented, "It is the day when the busy salaryman communicates with his children by giving them gifts" (Boston Globe 1988).
Academic text (1990) -
Its well-being is maintained by the mutual efforts of the salaryman as a breadwinner and his wife as a homemaker.
Academic text (1999) -
Also, here are a former Tokyo salaryman and his wife who have left the city and found a way to make what they consider a fulfilling livelihood based on the current popular interest in Japanese tradition.
Academic text (1997) -
He toiled most of his career as a middle-level salaryman at United Technologies' Pratt & Whitney division in Connecticut.
Blog text (15) -
"There are so few places to practice in Tokyo; studios are very expensive," says Ryohei, 28, a salaryman who dances in his spare time to funk, soul, jazz, and urban music, regularly entering contests with his four teammates.
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After 1986, the number of workers receiving employee pensions has increased because the definition of "salaryman" was widened to include those working in enterprises of less than five people, as long as that enterprise is incorporated (hojin jigyo).
Academic text (1991) -
This nuclear-family household has emerged in Japan mainly from the 1960s with the emergence of the new middle class and the archetype of the Japanese salaryman (Miller 1995; Vogel 1963).
Academic text (1999) -
Every morning, the salaryman in a suit commutes to the city, ready for a long day at work.
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The typical salaryman often puts in long hours to show loyalty to his employer.
Synonyms
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A worker who supports the employer instead of helping fellow workers
How Loyal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Salaryman comes from the English words salary ('regular pay') and man, and it was used in Japan to name a company employee who earns a fixed wage. A helpful way to remember it is to think 'a man who gets a salary', which explains why salaryman refers to the loyal office worker who often works long hours in Japan today.