"wage-earner" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: wage-earners [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wage-earner (plural wage-earners)
  1. Alternative form of wage earner. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: wage earner
    Sense id: en-wage-earner-en-noun-8nHRjbki Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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