salaryman

Definitions

An employee, a worker; now especially a Japanese white-collar worker who works long hours yet has an insignificant position within the corporate hierarchy.

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Examples

“In this way, the salaryman was both a progressive social stratum and an intellectual class.”

“2017 May 30, NTT Solmare, Moe! Ninja Girls, Season 6 Chapter 2, iOS and Android ― Yamabuki: “Okay... *Sigh⟳*... I thought l'd get⟳ to go home and sleep⟳ after taking the Principal back...but here I am, still at it, like⟳ an overworked salaryman!” ― John: “What? Salaryman?””

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