drudge
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Instead of Rod Taylor and Tippi Hedren playing picture-perfect Mitch and Melanie, the original presents Nat Hocken, a disabled war veteran who works as a farm laborer, and whose wife remains a nameless domestic drudge.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025
Saul is an hourly wage drudge who lives alone and constantly scans for anyone who might recognize him from his days as a wanted man in the aftermath of “Breaking Bad” infamy.
From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2022
Not just subjective, but a drudge at times.
From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2021
It’s a Cinderella story, minus everything but the drudge and the stepmother.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2021
I sat silent, recalling what a drudge she had been until Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt successfully overcame that bad habit of living, so highly desirable to be got rid of by some people.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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