sweat-shop



sweat-shop

n. a workplace where employees work long hours for low pay in poor conditions. The bank manager is unfair! I’ve been a teller in this sweat-shop for thirteen years, and I’ve never had a new carpet in my office.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Alisher-Uzbek, Kazakh, Tajik
Dobbs[dɔbz]
Carlisakar-LEE-səEnglish (Rare)
MelİS-Turkish
Biserka-Croatian, Serbian
Aod-Biblical Greek