1. 
   wage-earning
   [adj] - working for hourly wages rather than fixed (e.g. annual) salaries
   Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=wage-earning
   
   
2. 
   wage-earning
   working-class adjective working for hourly wages rather than fixed (e.g. annual) salaries; `working-class occupations include manual as well as industrial labor`
   Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=wage-earning
   
   

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