drudge

Etymology

From Middle English druggen, which is possibly related to Old English drēogan (“to do; to suffer”).

noun

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

verb

  1. (intransitive) To labour in (or as in) a low servile job.
    Rise to our Toils and drudge away the day. 1682, Thomas Otway, Venice Preserv'd

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