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salaryman

Noun

Meaning

salaryman (plural salarymen)

An employee, a worker; now especially a Japanese white-collar worker who works long hours and has an insignificant position within the corporate hierarchy. [from 18th c.]

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Miki’s teacher (Sairi Ito) is an outgoing, welcoming sort, but Kenichi’s life as a salaryman and single father soon devolves in a frantic, never-ending round that wears him to a frazzle — and leaves Miki feeling lonely. Source: Internet

The Brazilian-born executive, who also has French and Lebanese nationality, led a spectacular turnaround and was rewarded with compensation that even at the lower, publicly disclosed levels, was exorbitant by Japanese salaryman standards. Source: Internet

Futoshi Takami, a salaryman, as Japanese workers are called, says he had to work from the office until mid-April, when he was finally told he could work from home. Source: Internet

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