noun / verb
drudge
DRUJ/drʌdʒ/
To do dull, hard work, or a person who does it.
He drudges in the kitchen all day, scrubbing greasy pans.
Etymology
Druggen described working hard at servile or monotonous tasks. The noun turns that activity into a label for the person doing it, preserving the emphasis on tedious, distasteful labor.
In context
… as he has why it would take all your time all your energy to keep him in his class you'll have to drop out of your own become a household drudge a servant …
More examples
- She feels like a drudge after hours of sorting paperwork.
- We drudged through a weekend of cleaning the dusty warehouse.
- He refuses to be a drudge who does everyone else's chores.
Forms
drudge · drudges · drudged · drudging
drudgery noun — Dull, tiring work that feels repetitive.