wage earner
1wage earner — UK US noun [C] WORKPLACE ► a person who earns money by working: »For her, life as a wage earner began at 15. »For low income wage earners, rent in most U.S. cities is simply beyond reach …
2wage-earner — wage .earner n 1.) someone in a family who earns money for the rest of the family 2.) someone who works for wages ▪ Both wage earners and salaried officials were protected by the new regulations …
3wage-earner — wageˈ earner noun 1. Anyone who works for wages 2. The person who earns the money that supports, or money that helps to support, the household • • • Main Entry: ↑wage …
4wage earner — index employee Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
5wage-earner — wage ,earner noun count 1. ) someone who receives money for work that they do 2. ) a member of a family who earns money for the rest of the family …
6wage earner — n. a person who works for wages …
7wage earner — noun someone who earn wages in return for their labor • Syn: ↑earner • Derivationally related forms: ↑earn (for: ↑earner) • Hypernyms: ↑jobholder …
8wage-earner — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms wage earner : singular wage earner plural wage earners 1) someone who receives money for work that they do 2) a member of a family who earns money for the rest of the family …
9wage-earner — Literally, one who earns wages. For the purpose of the exception from involuntary adjudication in bankruptcy, an individual who works for wages, salary, or hire at a rate of compensation not exceeding $1,500 per year. Bankruptcy Act § 1(32); 11… …
10wage earner's plan — A form of bankruptcy under a former federal law whereby an individual retained her property and paid off a debt over a period of time, as determined by a court and subject to supervision by the court. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of… …
