Drudge — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

one who works hard at boring tasks

a laborer who is obliged to do menial work

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmˈɜːsoʊnˌiənɪzəm/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈʌdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈʌdʒ/

1 syllable Say it as /ɪmˈɜːsoʊnˌiənɪzəm/.

Examples

She was digging away at her math homework
Lexicographers drudge all day long

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dig navvy hacker labour moil fag labor peon galley slave grind toil travail hack

Parts of Speech

noun	one who works hard at boring tasks
noun	a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
verb	work hard “She was digging away at her math homework”

Word Forms

drudge	verb	work hard
labor	noun	productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
laborer	noun	someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
labour	noun	productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
labourer	noun	someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
toiler	noun	one who works strenuously
toil	noun	productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
travail	noun	use of physical or mental energy; hard work
grind	noun	an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
drudge	noun	a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
drudgery	noun	hard monotonous routine work

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schuften

jemand, der hart an langweiligen Aufgaben arbeitet

🇫🇷French

peiner

quelqu'un qui travaille dur à des tâches ennuyeuses

🇪🇸Spanish

esclava

alguien que trabaja duro en tareas aburridas

🇮🇹Italian

sgobbone

uno che lavora duro in compiti noiosi

🇳🇱Dutch

sleur

iemand die hard werkt aan saaie taken

🇵🇹Portuguese

trabalho duro

aquele que trabalha duro em tarefas chatas

🇷🇺Russian

тяжёлая работа

тот, кто усердно работает над скучными задачами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परिश्रम से काम करना

जो उबाऊ कार्यों में कड़ी मेहनत करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিশ্রম

যে বিরক্তিকর কাজে কঠোর পরিশ্রম করে

🇮🇳Tamil

போதை

சலிப்பான வேலைகளில் கடினமாக உழைக்கும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

డ్రడ్జ్

బోరింగ్ పనులలో కష్టపడి పనిచేసేవాడు

🇮🇳Marathi

कष्ट

जो कंटाळवाणा कामांसाठी कठोर परिश्रम करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

મહેનત

જે કંટાળાજનક કાર્યોમાં સખત મહેનત કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡ್ರಡ್ಜ್

ನೀರಸ ಕೆಲಸಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕಷ್ಟಪಟ್ಟು ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡುವವನು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡ്രഡ്ജ്

വിരസമായ ജോലികളിൽ കഠിനാധ്വാനം ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਿਹਨਤ

ਉਹ ਜੋ ਬੋਰਿੰਗ ਕੰਮਾਂ 'ਤੇ ਸਖ਼ਤ ਮਿਹਨਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مشقت

وہ جو بورنگ کاموں میں سخت محنت کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

苦工

一个在无聊的任务上努力工作的人

🇯🇵Japanese

単調な

退屈な仕事に一生懸命取り組む人

🇰🇷Korean

꾸준히 하다

지루한 일을 열심히 하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự vất vả

người làm việc chăm chỉ với những công việc nhàm chán

🇹🇭Thai

น่าเบื่อหน่าย

ผู้ที่ทำงานหนักในงานที่น่าเบื่อ

🇮🇩Indonesian

membanting tulang

orang yang bekerja keras pada tugas-tugas yang membosankan

🇵🇭Filipino

walang kabuluhan

isang taong nagsusumikap sa mga nakakainip na gawain

🇲🇾Malay

membosankan

seorang yang bekerja keras dalam tugas yang membosankan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الكادح

الشخص الذي يعمل بجد في المهام المملة

🇮🇷Persian

طاقت فرسا

کسی که در کارهای خسته کننده سخت کار می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

angarya

sıkıcı görevlerde çok çalışan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַעֲבוֹד בְּפֶּרֶך

אחד שעובד קשה במשימות משעממות

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