drudge

drudge

 (drŭj)

n.

A person who does tedious, menial, or unpleasant work.

intr.v. drudged, drudg·ing, drudg·es

To do tedious, unpleasant, or menial work.

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[From Middle English druggen, to labor; akin to Old English drēogan, to work, suffer.]

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drudg′er n.

drudg′ing·ly adv.

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drudge

(drʌdʒ)

n

a person, such as a servant, who works hard at wearisome menial tasks

vb

(intr) to toil at such tasks

[C16: perhaps from druggen to toil]

ˈdrudger n

ˈdrudgingly adv

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

drudge

(drʌdʒ)

n., v. drudged, drudg•ing. n.

1. a person who does menial, dull, or hard work.

2. a person who works in a routine way.

v.i.

3. to perform menial, dull, or hard work.

[1485–95; of uncertain orig.]

drudg′er, n.

drudg′ing•ly, adv.

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drudge

Past participle: drudged
Gerund: drudging

Imperative

drudge

drudge

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	drudge - one who works hard at boring tasks hack, hacker unskilled person - a person who lacks technical training plodder, slogger - someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours
	2.	drudge - a laborer who is obliged to do menial work navvy, peon, galley slave laborer, labourer, manual laborer, jack - someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
Verb	1.	drudge - work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long" labour, moil, toil, travail, fag, labor, dig, grind do work, work - be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college"

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drudge

noun menial, worker, servant, slave, toiler, dogsbody (informal), plodder, factotum, scullion (archaic), skivvy (chiefly Brit.), maid or man of all work She felt like a household drudge.

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drudge

noun

One who works or toils tirelessly:

fag, grub, plodder, slave.

Informal: grind, workhorse.

verb

To do tedious, laborious, and sometimes menial work:

grub, plod, slave, slog.

Informal: grind.

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Translations

كادِحيَكْدَحُ، يَكِدُّ

dříčdřít

kulilønslaveslaveslide

ArbeitstierrobotenSchinderei

trimer

kulizik

púla, òrælavinnuòræll

sgobbone

dirbti juodą darbąjuodas jautis

smaga, garlaicīga darba strādniekssmags, garlaicīgs darbs

arbeidstrellslaveslitesliterstreve

dráčnadrieť sa

köle gibi çalışmakzevksiz işlerde çalış an

做苦工苦力

drudge

[drʌdʒ]

A. N (= person) → esclavo/a m/f; (= job) → trabajo m pesado

B. VI → trabajar como un esclavo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

drudge

[ˈdrʌdʒ] n → bête f de somme (fig)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

drudge

n (= person) → Arbeitstier nt (inf); (= job) → stumpfsinnige Plackerei or Schufterei (inf); some see a lexicographer as a harmless drudge → manche sehen Lexikografen als Menschen, die nur brav vor sich hin schuften (inf)

vi → sich placken, schuften (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

drudge

[drʌdʒ] n (person) → uomo/donna di fatica

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

drudge

(dradʒ) verb

to do dull, very hard or humble work. slowe, sukkel يَكْدَحُ، يَكِدُّ върша черна работа labutar dřít (se) die Schinderei slide; slave μοχθώ trabajar como un esclavo rügama کار بدنی سخت انجام دادن raataa trimer לַעֲבוֹד עֲבוֹדָה שְׁחוֹרָה कोई नीरस और कठिन कार्य करना mučiti se, vršiti naporne poslove kulizik bekerja keras púla, þræla sgobbare こつこつ働く (힘들고 꾸준한 일을) 꾸준히 하다 dirbti juodą darbą smags, garlaicīgs darbs bekerja keras slovenslite, streve, slaveharować يو ډير سخت كار كول labutar a trudi, a munci pe brânci/din greu ишачить (na)drieť sa garati naporno raditi slava, träla, slita ทำงานน่าเบื่อ; ทำงานหนัก köle gibi çalışmak 做苦工 виконувати тяжку, нудну роботу غلاموں کی طرح کام کرنا làm công việc vất vả 做苦工

noun

a person who does such work. werkesel كادِح човек, който върши черна работа burro de carga dříč das Arbeitstier lønslave; kuli είλωταςesclavo tööori آدم خر کار raataja homme, femme de peine עובד בעבודה שחורה नीरस और कठिन कार्य करने वाला sluga, rob rabszolga kuli vinnuþræll uomo/donna di fatica こつこつ働く人 지겨운 일을 하는 사람 juodas jautis smaga, garlaicīga darba strādnieks buruh kasar sloofsliter, slave, arbeidstrell wół roboczy هغه څوك چې يو ډير سخت كار تر سره كوى burro de carga sclav, rob ишак; работяга dráč garač kulučar arbetsträl, -slav คนที่ทำงานหนัก; คนทำงานน่าเบื่อ zevksiz işlerde çalış(tırıl)an 苦力 особа, яка виконує тяжку, нудну роботу اطاعت گزاری کرنے والا شخص người làm công việc vất vả 苦力

ˈdrudgery noun

hard or humble work. sloofwerk كَدْح، عَمَل شاق робия trabalho pesado dřina die Plackerei slid og slæb; slavearbejde σκλαβιά, αγγαρείαtrabajo pesado tööorjus خرحمالی raadanta corvée עֲבוֹדָה שְׁחוֹרָה नीरस या निम्न कार्य naporan posao, mučenje rabszolgamunka pekerjaan kasar púl, þrældómur sfacchinata 骨折り仕事 천한 일, 고역 juodas darbas smags, apnicīgs darbs kerja buruh geestdodend werk slit og strev, slavearbeidharówka شاقه كار trabalho pesado cor­voadă; sclavie изнурительная работа drina garanje kuluk slavgöra, slit งานหนัก; งานน่าเบื่อ sıkıcı iş, angarya 苦工 тяжка, нудна робота بیگاری công việc vất vả 苦工

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