Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wage-earning

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English

Syllables: wage-earn-ing
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

s

of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers

Example Sentences

"party of the propertyless proletariat"

Synonyms

propertyless working-class blue-collar

Questions

What does wage-earning mean?: of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers

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