Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who receives stated wages for labor.
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Examples
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What will these families do if their primary wage-earner dies unexpectedly?
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It's only available to those over 65 (soon tobe 66), for the very young (in some states), those whose employers provide it (at what cost to the wage-earner no one knows or will say) the very wealthy and elected officials.
CNN Truth Squad: Is health care rationing in the cards? 2009
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You cannot lift the wage-earner up by pulling the wage-payer down.
Think Progress » Kansas Attorney General Refuses To Sue Federal Government Over Health Care Reform 2010
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Post-divorce, the higher wage-earner typically pays alimony and child support.
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When his grand-daughter the family's only wage-earner becomes engaged to the boss's son, the future in-laws arrive for dinner and a predictable clash of values.
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More likely for the primary wage-earner to earn less.
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The cap will only become relevant to them next August when their claim comes up for its annual re-assessment, unless they make a fresh claim due to changed circumstances such as moving house or a wage-earner losing their job.
Housing crisis: Westminster letters (2) Dave Hill 2010
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Unless you think that every wage-earner in America uses $1-2+ million in health care over their lifetime, this is the best deal you'll ever see in EXACTLY the health care you want (almost nobody uses anything like 1 million dollars in healthcare over their life - but they pay for it as if they do).
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Republicans have rubber-stamped the desire of the Koch Brothers and their godshead Scott Walker to cripple Wisconsin's middle class and lower benefits and wages for every single wage-earner in our state.
Wonkbook: A rough Wednesday for Democrats, and other economic and policy news 2011
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The lower wage-earner typically endures a lower standard of living.
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