salaryman
Meaning
An employee, a worker; now especially a Japanese white-collar worker who works long hours yet has an insignificant position within the corporate hierarchy.
Synonyms
Translations
japanischer Büroangestellter
salarymanPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsæl.əɹ.i.mæn/
Etymology
Calque of Japanese サラリーマン (sararīman), from English salary + man, possibly from the phrase salaried man.
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