Drudger

/ˈdrʌdʒər/ noun

Definition

A person who drudges; a laborer or worker engaged in hard, monotonous work.

Etymology

From 'drudge' plus the agent suffix '-er' (one who does). Creates a noun for a person engaged in drudgery.

Kelly Says

A 'drudger' sounds like someone trapped in endless repetition—which is why fairy tales often feature drudgers as the heroes, since their eventual escape feels earned!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰ真 ነበር
se-zhen ne-ber
ARالعربية
عامل متعب
a-mal mu-ta-eb
BNবাংলা
কঠিন পরিশ্রমকারী
ka-thi-na pari-shram-ka-ri
CACatalà
treballador esforçat
tre-ba-lla-dor es-for-çat
CSČeština
těžký dělník
te-z-ky de-l-nik
DADansk
trætte arbejder
trae-tte a-r-be-der
DEDeutsch
Fleißiger Arbeiter
flay-s-i-ger ar-bei-ter
ELΕλληνικά
εργαζόμενος με κόπο
er-ga-zo-menos me ko-po
ESEspañol
persona que trabaja duro
per-so-na ke tra-ba-ja du-ro
FAفارسی
کارگر سخت کوش
ka-ra-gar se-kht ko-sh
FISuomi
väsynyt työntekijä
va-sy-nyt yo-nen-teki-jä
FRFrançais
travailleur acharné
tra-vay-eur a-cha-rne
GUGU
કઠોર રીતે કામ કરનાર
ka-thor re-te ka-am kar-na-ra
HAHA
ma'aikaci
ma-ai-ka-ci
HEעברית
עובד קשה
o-ved ka-sha
HIहिन्दी
कठिन परिश्रमी
ka-thin pari-shram-i
HUMagyar
keményen dolgozó
kem-yen-en dol-go-zo
IDBahasa Indonesia
pekerja keras
pe-kerja keras
IGIG
onye na-eme
o-nye na-eme
ITItaliano
operaio instancabile
o-pe-ra-io in-stan-ca-bi-le
JA日本語
辛抱強い労働者
shin-bo-tsu-ku ro-dou-sha
KKKK
ашу еңбекші
a-shu en-bek-shi
KMKM
បណ្តុះបណ្តាល
ban-d-u-h ban-da-al
KO한국어
고된 노동자
go-deon no-dong-ja
MRMR
कठीण काम करणारा
ka-thi-na ka-am kar-na-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
pekerja keras
pe-kerja keras
MYမြန်မာ
လုပ်ငန်း လုပ်
lo-k-ng-an lo-k
NLNederlands
hardwerkende
hard-wer-ken-de
NONorsk
trøtt arbeider
tro-tt ar-bei-der
PAPA
ਕੜੇ ਮ Metabolic
ka-re me-ta-bolic
PLPolski
pracownik ciężko pracujący
pra-cow-nik che-s-ko pra-cu-ju-cy
PTPortuguês
trabalhador árduo
tra-ba-lha-dor ar-doo
RORomână
muncitor obosit
mun-ci-tor o-bo-sit
RUРусский
труженик
tr-u-zhe-nik
SVSvenska
tröttsamt arbetare
tro-tts-amt ar-be-tare
SWKiswahili
mwanaume aliye kazia
mwa-na-ume a-li-ye ka-zia
TAதமிழ்
கடின உழைப்பவர்
ka-di-na u-zhai-ppa-var
TEతెలుగు
కష్టపడి పనిచేసేవాడు
ka-shta-pa-di pa-ni-che-se-va-du
THไทย
คนงานหนัก
kon-ngan nak
TLTL
mahilig magtrabaho
ma-hi-lig mag-tra-ba-ho
TRTürkçe
yorgun çalışan
yo-run cha-lış-an
UKУкраїнська
працівник важкої праці
pra-ci-v-nik vazh-koi pra-tsi
URاردو
مہارت سے کام کرنے والا
meh-a-rat se kaam kar-ne wa-la
VITiếng Việt
người lao động vất vả
nguoi lao dong vat-va
YOYO
ọ̀rọ̀
o-ro
ZH中文
勤劳的工人
qín-láo de gōng-rén
ZUZU
umsebenzi
um-se-ben-zi

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Labels individuals as drudges, historically applying most pejoratively to women in domestic service and lower-status work.

Inclusive Usage

Avoid labeling people as 'drudgers'; describe roles and tasks instead. Use 'person performing repetitive labor' if a designation is needed.

Inclusive Alternatives

["worker","laborer","person in routine work"]

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