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salarymen

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sal⋅a⋅ry⋅man

  [sal-uh-ree-man]
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–noun, plural ‑men.
(in Japan) a white-collar businessman.
Origin:
1960–65; < Japn < E salary + man
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sal·a·ry·man   (sāl'ə-rē-mān', sāl'rē-)   
n.  A Japanese corporate businessman.

[Anglicization of Japanese sarariman, salaried man : English salary + English man.]
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