wageman

plural wagemen

1. obsoleteA worker who is paid an hourly or daily wage, rather than by the piece or job

   Supposing the wages of a collier — who is paid by the ton — or a wageman, who is paid by the day, to be 17s. per week under the standard, with coal selling at from 9s. to 9s. 1.71 d per ton, his wages would be 17s. + 10 per cent.

   1898 November, “The Welsh Coal Strike and Its Lessons”, in The Social-Democrat, page 326

alternative Wagiman · alternative Wakiman · alternative Wogeman

1. An Australian Aboriginal language spoken in the Northern Territory in Australia

1. A surname.