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Humble or lower in rank or status

Of, or relating to, basic work that does not require much skill

Of, or relating to, work that is tedious

Prepared to obey others unquestioningly

Lower in rank, status or importance

Demeaning or characterized by humiliation

Having or displaying an amateurish or non-professional level of skill

(especially of a place) Poor in quality and appearance

A person consigned to menial or drudge work

One who uses body strength instead of intellectual power to earn a wage

Someone who is considered insignificant or of no importance

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Adjective

Humble or lower in rank or status

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

beyond contempt

beyond the pale

beneath contempt

good-for-nothing

unconscientious

unsportsmanlike

without justification

good-for-naught

double-crossing

lacking dignity

against the rules

beneath one's dignity

ill-humoured^UK

near the knuckle

low-down-and-dirty

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“Moreover, the service sectors that enjoyed the most robust growth in these decades were the ones that featured a large wage gap between the knowledge workers at the top and the menial workers at the bottom.”

Adjective

Of, or relating to, basic work that does not require much skill

“He barely makes a living doing menial work.”

Adjective

Of, or relating to, work that is tedious

“The unskilled sector consisted of the bulk of the population who were engaged in the most tedious and menial work.”

Adjective

Prepared to obey others unquestioningly

in one's clutches

in one's pocket

under one's thumb

under the thumb

at beck and call

easily influenced

like putty in your hands

go-with-the-flow

well disciplined

rolls with punches

putty in one's hands

with the patience of Job

easily persuaded

bowing and scraping

easily manipulated

wrapped around finger

good-humored^US

good-humoured^UK

self-controlled

self-restrained

led by the nose

easily deceived

able to be influenced

easily taken in

easily taken advantage of

readily taken advantage of

treated like dirt

without a mind of one's own

in fear of one's partner

tied to someone's apron strings

subjected to nagging

under someone's heel

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Adjective

Lower in rank, status or importance

undistinguished

lower in status

not very important

beneath someone

under someone's heel

not so important

inconsequential

of little account

nickel-and-dime

not worth mentioning

of no consequence

beside the point

of minor importance

of no great concern

of little consequence

of little importance

of no importance

not worth speaking of

of little import

not worth bothering about

twopenny-halfpenny

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Adjective

Demeaning or characterized by humiliation

uncomplimentary

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

lacking dignity

beneath one's dignity

dishonouring^UK

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Adjective

Having or displaying an amateurish or non-professional level of skill

nonprofessional

wet behind the ears

lacking experience

unsophisticated

unfamiliar with

unconversant with

inexperienced in

unacquainted with

not professional

without finesse

just starting out

lacking finesse

non-professional

inexperienced at

unaccustomed to

unenlightened about

in the dark about

uninformed about

wet behind ears

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Adjective

(especially of a place) Poor in quality and appearance

down-at-the-heels

gone to rack and ruin

unprepossessing

poverty-stricken

down-at-the-heel

falling to pieces

the worse for wear

not up to snuff

seen better days

badly maintained

poorly maintained

all the worse for wear

falling apart at the seams

bargain-basement

having seen better days

good-for-nothing

out of condition

in bad condition

on its last legs

not up to scratch

not good enough

twopenny-halfpenny

inappropriately dressed

in a state of disrepair

decrepit. in ruins

unsophisticated

in poor condition

cheap and nasty

dressed in rags

underprivileged

on the breadline

on one's beam-ends

on one's uppers

without two pennies to rub together

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Noun

A person consigned to menial or drudge work

maid of all work

domestic servant

hewers of wood and drawers of water

maid-of-all-work

hewer of wood and drawer of water

right-hand woman

domestic worker

man of all work

second stringer

liveried servant

jack of all trades

lady-in-waiting

personal assistant

lady in waiting

cleaning person

right-hand person

temporary worker

second in command

paraprofessional

gentleman's gentleman

liveried manservant

personal attendant

valet de chambre

member of the workforce

member of staff

lady of the bedchamber

second-in-command

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“A number of polite and unobtrusive menials fetched and carried for us.”

Noun

One who uses body strength instead of intellectual power to earn a wage

blue-collar worker

unskilled worker

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Noun

Someone who is considered insignificant or of no importance

unimportant person

person of no account

insignificant person

person of no importance

person of little consequence

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