salariat

noun sa·lar·i·at \sə-ˈler-ē-ət\

Definition of SALARIAT

: the class or body of salaried persons usually as distinguished from wage earners

French, from salaire salary (from Latin salarium) + -ariat (as in prolétariat proletariat)

First Known Use: 1917

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