Meaning & use
drudge
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A person who is forced to do tedious, menial, or exhausting work.
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After years as an office drudge, she finally quit to start her own business.
He felt like a drudge, filing the same reports week after week.
A note on using this word
Also used as a verb ("to drudge") meaning to work hard at boring, unpleasant tasks; the related noun "drudgery" describes the work itself.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To work hard doing boring, tiring, or unpleasant tasks.
She drudged through a pile of paperwork before lunch.
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