drudge

Meanings

• noun

  A person who performs heavy labor or routine tasks that are unpleasant, monotonous, and often physically demanding.

  - "John hated his job as a drudge in the factory."
  - "The slaves were treated like drudges on the plantation."

• verb

  To work hard and tirelessly at something, especially at a task that is unpleasant or repetitive.

  - "I have to drudge through this tedious report every week."
  - "She drudged away at her knitting for hours."

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Pronunciation

1. /dɹʌdʒ/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with drudge
grudge , mudge , pudge , rudge

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Variants

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drudge , drudged , drudger , drudgers , drudges , drudging

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Etymology

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Middle English (in the sense ‘labourer, servant’): from Old English drēggan ‘to draw, drag’, from drēg ‘power, strength’.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'drudge' was first used in Middle English to refer to a laborer or servant.

2. In the novel 'Gulliver's Travels', Jonathan Swift describes the Brobdingnagians as having drudges to do their bidding.

3. The term 'drudge work' is often used to describe tasks that are tedious, repetitive, and unpleasant.

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Related Concepts

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1. Servitude: A state of being the property of another, or of being bound to labor for another.

2. Labor: Physical or mental effort spent in the production or doing of something.

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Culture

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The term 'drudge' has been used in literature and art to depict the harsh realities of labor and servitude. In music, it has been used as a metaphor for the monotony and drudgery of everyday life.

How to Memorize "drudge"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person working tirelessly on a repetitive task, such as a factory worker or a farm laborer.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'drudge' with the feeling of exhaustion and monotony that comes from working hard at an unpleasant task.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Drudge: Drawing Repetitive Unpleasant Duties Everyday' to remember the meaning of the word.

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