drudge (noun)

  • 81stick — 1 Stick, adhere, cohere, cling, cleave can mean to be or become closely, firmly, or indissolubly attached. Stick implies attachment by affixing; one thing or a person sticks to another, or things or persons stick together when they are literally… …

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  • 82dogsbody — /ˈdɒgzbɒdi/ (say dogzbodee) noun Colloquial an overworked drudge, especially one who is imposed on …

  • 83drover's dog — /droʊvəz ˈdɒg/ (say drohvuhz dog) noun 1. a working dog belonging to a drover. 2. Colloquial someone who is diligent but uninspiring; drudge. 3. Also, drover s boy. Obsolete Colloquial (derogatory) (racist) a young Aboriginal woman accompanying a …

  • 84galley slave — /ˈgæli sleɪv/ (say galee slayv) noun 1. a person condemned to row in a galley. 2. an overworked person; drudge …

  • 85grub — I. /grʌb / (say grub) noun 1. the bulky larva of certain insects, especially of scarabaeid and other beetles. 2. Colloquial food. 3. Colloquial a. a person, especially a child, covered with dirt: you little grub! b. a person with poor personal… …

  • 86pen-pusher — /ˈpɛn pʊʃə/ (say pen pooshuh) noun Colloquial someone who works with a pen, especially a clerk, considered as a menial or drudge …

  • 87plodding — I noun 1. hard monotonous routine work (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑drudgery, ↑grind, ↑donkeywork • Derivationally related forms: ↑grind (for: ↑ …

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  • 88grubber — ˈgrəbə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English, from grubben to grub + er 1. : one that grubs: as a. : one that digs in the ground …

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  • 89moiler — lə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: moil (I) + er : one that moils : drudge …

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  • 90scodgy — ˈskäjē noun ( es) Etymology: origin unknown Scotland : drudge …

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