wage earner
14
2.8
- noun
- /weɪdʒ ˈɜrnər/
:
asalariado
- The Depression had not yet begun, and seventy-five thousand wage earners supported a prosperous and well-educated professional and business class.
- the primary wage earner
- nonprimary wage earners
- wage earners in the family
And just as in modern times, you'll have wage earners going to the bar and running up a tab until payday.
- And just as in modern times, you'll have wage earners going to the bar and running up a tab until payday.
- She pays the same Social Security taxes as a male wage earner, but they don't net for her family the same protection.
Examples
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And within this welfare population, the highest rates were among wage earners in 1929 who only later went on relief.
Academic text (2011) -
A majority of these low-wage earners are also members of racial/ethnic minority groups.
Academic text (2012) -
Respondents were asked, "Are you the primary wage earner in your family?"
Academic text (2012) -
Now the successful adult male was the wage earner who brought home enough money to support his household.
Academic text (2005) -
First, immigrant families have as many wage earners as possible, including children.
Academic text (1997) -
Presently, almost all income earned by wage earners in Iraq is spent on consumption.
Academic text (1995) -
If the primary wage earner for a family is unable to work, financial strains become paramount.
Academic text (2009) -
By contrast, tax cuts to lower wage earners enable them to spend more, stimulating growth in the process.
Academic text (2017) -
On the household level, NCDS consume budgets and rob families of their primary wage earners.
Academic text (2012) -
Many families rely on the primary wage earner to manage their household expenses.
Synonyms
∞
1.3
A person hired by a company or another person to do paid work
600
1.0
A person employed to do physical or routine jobs
65
2.0
A person who gets money from work
1
2.7
A person who has regular paid work for an organization
Antonyms
How Well-Paid
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who earns wages' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'wage' (payment from an employer) with 'earner' (someone who obtains income). This straightforward noun–noun compound follows a regular compositional pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Wage earner shows a simple picture: a worker who gets a regular wage, so the earner is the person receiving that pay. That's why it means 'a person who earns wages', usually an employee.