drudge
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drudge 
[druhj] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, drudged, drudg·ing.
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[druhj] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, drudged, drudg·ing. –noun
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | a person who does menial, distasteful, dull, or hard work. |
| 2. | a person who works in a routine, unimaginative way. |
| 3. | to perform menial, distasteful, dull, or hard work. |
[Origin: 1485–95; cf. OE man's name Drycghelm helmet maker, equiv. to drycg (akin to dréogan to work) + helm helm2]
] —Related forms
drudger, noun
drudg·ing·ly, adverb
—Synonyms 3. toil, hack, grub, plod, slave.
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| drudge 1
(drŭj) Pronunciation Key
n. A person who does tedious, menial, or unpleasant work. intr.v. drudged, drudg·ing, drudg·es To do tedious, unpleasant, or menial work. [From Middle English druggen, to labor; akin to Old English drēogan, to work, suffer.] drudg'er n., drudg'ing·ly adv. |
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Drudger
Drudg"er\, n. 1. One who drudges; a drudge. 2. A dredging box.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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