The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word PROLETARIAT , but the solution may also be PAYEES which is one of the most recent solution (2005 in New York Times).
Wage earners crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PROLETARIAT | 75 % | 11 |
| PAYEES | 25 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Wage earners
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- earner
- work force
- wages
- workers
- workforce
- workingmen
- wage scale
- wage increase
- real wages
- working class
- employees
- laborers
Crossword Answer definitions
PROLETARIAT noun- The working class or lower class.
- The wage earners collectively, excluding salaried workers.
- (history) In ancient Rome, the lowest class of citizens, who had no property; "regarded as contributing nothing to the state but offspring" (OED, 1992).
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result PROLETARIAT
- Industrial workers, as a group
- Wage earners.
- The working classes.
- Class in factories
- Working class, to Marx