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English
Etymology
From wage + -man.
Noun
wageman (plural wagemen)
- (obsolete) A worker who is paid an hourly or daily wage, rather than by the piece or job
1898 November, “The Welsh Coal Strike and Its Lessons”, in The Social-Democrat, page 326:Supposing the wages of a collier — who is paid by the ton — or a wageman, who is paid by the day, to be 17s. per week under the standard, with coal selling at from 9s. to 9s. 1.71 d per ton, his wages would be 17s. + 10 per cent.
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