Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wage earner

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables: wage earn-er
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who works for wages, especially if that wage supports a household.

Inflected Forms

wage earners (plural) wage-earner (alternative)

Synonyms

breadwinner earner

Questions

What does wage earner mean?: Someone who works for wages, especially if that wage supports a household.

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