Drudge

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɹʌdÊ’/
• Rhymes: -ÊŒdÊ’

Origin

From Middle English druggen, which is possibly related to Old English drēogan.

Full definition of drudge

Noun

1. A person who works in a low servile job.
2. (pejorative) Someone who works for (and may be taken advantage of by) someone else.

Derived terms

• drudgery
• drudgy

Verb

1. to labour in (or as in) a low servile job
• OtwayRise in our toils and drudge away the day.
• MacaulayHe gradually rose in the estimation of the booksellers for whom he drudged.