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Drudge

Drudge Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Drudge? [n] a laborer who is obliged to do menial work [n] one who works hard at boring tasks [v] work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Drudge: dig \| fag \| galley slave \| grind \| hack \| hacker \| labor \| labour \| moil \| navvy \| peon \| toil \| travail Related Terms \| Find terms related to Drudge: administer to \| attend \| attend on \| be busy \| beast of burden \| care for \| chore \| dance attendance upon \| dig \| do for \| do service to \| domestic \| domestic servant \| donkeywork \| dray horse \| drudgery \| fag \| galley slave \| greasy grind \| grind \| grub \| grubber \| hack \| hammer \| hammer away \| help \| hireling \| keep doggedly at \| labor \| lackey \| look after \| maid \| menial \| mercenary \| minister to \| moil \| muck \| pander to \| peg \| peg away \| peon \| plod \| plodder \| plow \| plug \| plug along \| plug at \| plug away \| plugging \| pound \| pound away \| scullion \| servant \| serve \| servitor \| slave \| slavery \| slavey \| slog \| slog away \| slogger \| swot \| take care of \| tend \| toil \| toiler \| travail \| turnspit \| upon \| valet \| wade through \| wait \| wait on \| work \| work away \| work for \| workhorse See Also \| do work \| jack \| laborer \| labourer \| manual laborer \| plodder \| slogger \| unskilled person \| work Drudge In Webster's Dictionary \Drudge\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drudged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drudging}.] [OE. druggen; prob not akin to E. drag, v. t., but fr. Celtic; cf. Ir. drugaire a slave or drudge.] To perform menial work; to labor in mean or unpleasant offices with toil and fatigue. He gradually rose in the estimation of the booksellers for whom he drudged. --Macaulay. \Drudge\, v. t. To consume laboriously; -- with away. Rise to our toils and drudge away the day. --Otway. \Drudge\, n. One who drudges; one who works hard in servile employment; a mental servant. --Milton.

Drudge Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Drudge?

[n] a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
[n] one who works hard at boring tasks
[v] work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"

Drudge In Webster's Dictionary

\Drudge\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drudged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Drudging}.] [OE. druggen; prob not akin to E. drag, v. t.,
but fr. Celtic; cf. Ir. drugaire a slave or drudge.]
To perform menial work; to labor in mean or unpleasant
offices with toil and fatigue.

      He gradually rose in the estimation of the booksellers
      for whom he drudged.                     --Macaulay.


\Drudge\, v. t.
To consume laboriously; -- with away.

      Rise to our toils and drudge away the day. --Otway.


\Drudge\, n.
One who drudges; one who works hard in servile employment; a
mental servant. --Milton.

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