Meanings
nounwage earner (plural wage earners)
plural wage earners · alternative wage-earner
- Someone who works for wages, especially if that wage supports a household.
Synonyms: breadwinner
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSomeone who works for wages, especially if that wage supports a household.
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Translations
Bulgarian надничар
- надничар (nadničar)someone who works for wages
Catalan assalariat, assalariada
- assalariatsomeone who works for wages
- assalariadasomeone who works for wages
Danish lønmodtager
- lønmodtagersomeone who works for wages
Dutch kostwinner
- kostwinnersomeone who works for wages
Esperanto pangajnanto, lukranto
- pangajnantosomeone who works for wages
- lukrantosomeone who works for wages
Finnish palkansaaja
- palkansaajasomeone who works for wages
German Arbeitnehmer, Arbeitnehmerin
- Arbeitnehmersomeone who works for wages
- Arbeitnehmerinsomeone who works for wages
Irish fear tuillimh
- fear tuillimhsomeone who works for wages
Japanese 賃金労働者
- 賃金労働者 (chingin-rōdō-sha)someone who works for wages
Portuguese assalariado
- assalariadosomeone who works for wages
Swedish löntagare
- löntagaresomeone who works for wages
Turkish ücretli
- ücretlisomeone who works for wages
Cite this entry
APA
wage earner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wage%20earner
MLA
“wage earner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wage%20earner. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wage earner,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wage%20earner.
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