drudgery

== English == === Etymology === From drudge (“person who works in a low servile job”) +‎ -ery (suffix meaning ‘the art, craft, or practice of’ forming nouns). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɹʌd͡ʒəɹi/ Hyphenation: drudg‧e‧ry === Noun === drudgery (countable and uncountable, plural drudgeries) Exhausting, menial, and tedious work. Synonyms: chore, dogsbody work, (military) fatigue, (archaic) swink, toil; see also Thesaurus:drudgery ==== Alternative forms ==== drudgerie (obsolete) ==== Derived terms ==== drudgerous (rare) drudgery-ridden ==== Related terms ==== drudge ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “drudgery”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.