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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noun

One who works or toils tirelessly: fag, grub, plodder, slave. Informal grind, workhorse. See work/play.

verb

To do tedious, laborious, and sometimes menial work: grub, plod, slave, slog. Informal grind. See work/play.

n

Definition: slave, very hard worker
Antonyms: idler, laze

v

Definition: work very hard
Antonyms: avoid, be lazy, dodge, hesitate, idle

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - lønslave, underbetalt arbejdskraft
v. intr. - trælle, slide pukle

2.
n. - slid og slæb

Nederlands (Dutch)
zwoeger, werkezel, zwoegen

Français (French)
1.
n. - besogneux, besogne, corvée
v. intr. - trimer, besogner

2.
n. - bête de somme, (fig) bonne à tout faire

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Schwerarbeiter, Arbeitssklave, Roboter
v. - sich abplacken, schuften

2.
n. - Schufterei, Plackerei

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - χειρώνακτας, εργάτης αγγαρείας, (μτφ.) είλωτας, χαμάλης
v. - μοχθώ, δουλεύω σκληρά

Italiano (Italian)
sgobbone

Português (Portuguese)
n. - trabalhador (m) servil, escravo (m)
v. - fazer trabalho servil

Русский (Russian)
работяга

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - esclavo del trabajo
v. intr. - hacer tareas ingratas o difíciles

2.
n. - persona aburrida

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - arbetsträl
v. - slava

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 做苦工的人, 干苦力, 做苦工

2. 做乏味工作的人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 做苦工的人
v. intr. - 幹苦力, 做苦工

2.
n. - 做乏味工作的人

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 꾸준히 일하는 사람
v. intr. - 지루한 일을 꾸준히 하다

2.
n. - 준설기, 준설 삼태기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - こつこつやる人
v. - こつこつやる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الشخص الكادح (فعل) يكدح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עובד עבודה משעממת, עמל, עובד בעבודה פחותת-ערך ו/או חדגונית‬
v. intr. - ‮עבד עבודה משעממת‬
n. - ‮לבלר‬

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