sweatee en · NOUN
Etymology
From sweat + -ee.
Meanings
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(historical) A subcontractor doing piece work in the tailoring trade.
If the piecework system had not existed there never would have been any sweatees. The men who are sweaters, I am sorry to say, are men who formerly belonged to our union.
1894, New York (State) Bureau of Mediation and Arbitration, Annual Report (volumes 7-8, page 158)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sweatees | Number=Plur | lexicographic |