drudge | ||
1. | [ noun ] one who works hard at boring tasks | |
Synonyms: | hack hacker | |
Related terms: | unskilled_person plodder labor | |
2. | [ verb ] (work) work hard | |
Synonyms: | toil grind labor moil travail fag dig labour | |
Examples: | "She was digging away at her math homework" "Lexicographers drudge all day long" |
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Related terms: | work undertaking labor effort laborer drudgery swot | |
3. | [ noun ] (work) a laborer who is obliged to do menial work | |
Synonyms: | navvy galley_slave peon | |
Related terms: | laborer labor | |
Similar spelling: |
drudgery dredge dredger drudging dredge_up |