Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wage-slave

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables
wage-slave
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To work for minimal wages while having little to no professional autonomy.

Informal; Intransitive verb

verb

To perform very unpleasant or drudging work for a wage.

Informal; Intransitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

wage-slaves (present, singular) wage-slaving (participle, present) wage-slaved (participle, past) wage-slaved (past)

Phrases

wage slave

Frequently Paired Words

wage slave

Questions

What does wage-slave mean?
To work for minimal wages while having little to no professional autonomy.

How to pronounce wage-slave

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “wage-slave”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “wage-slave”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “wage-slave” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.