palkkarenki — meaning in English

English meaning

• drudge noun A person who works in a low servile job.
• hireling noun An employee who is hired, often to perform unpleasant tasks with little independence.

Senses

palkkarenki is used for these senses in English:

• drudge (pejorative) Someone who works for (and may be taken advantage of by) someone else.
• hireling (usually, pejorative) Someone who does a job purely for money, rather than out of interest in the work itself.

drudge — full definition

1. noun A person who works in a low servile job.
2. noun Someone who works for (and may be taken advantage of by) someone else.

hireling — full definition

1. noun An employee who is hired, often to perform unpleasant tasks with little independence.
2. noun Someone who does a job purely for money, rather than out of interest in the work itself.
3. noun A horse for hire.
4. noun A prostitute.

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