Sweatee
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sweatee is a noun meaning (historical) A subcontractor doing piece work in the tailoring trade.
Meaning
(historical) A subcontractor doing piece work in the tailoring trade.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- sweatees
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sweatering, whipstitch, sewster, sleevemaker, seamstressing, tackler.
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