wage earner

See also: wage-earner

English

Alternative forms

wage-earner

Noun

wage earner (plural wage earners)

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

Synonyms

breadwinner

Translations

someone who works for wages

Bulgarian: надничар (bg) (nadničar)
Catalan: assalariat (ca) m, assalariada (ca) f
Danish: lønmodtager (da) c
Dutch: kostwinner (nl) m or f
Esperanto: pangajnanto, lukranto
Finnish: palkansaaja (fi)
German: Arbeitnehmer (de) m, Arbeitnehmerin (de) f
Irish: fear tuillimh m
Japanese: 賃金労働者 (chingin-rōdō-sha)
Portuguese: assalariado (pt) m
Swedish: löntagare (sv) c
Turkish: ücretli (tr)

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