salaryman

noun

sal·a·ry·man ˈsa-lə-rē-ˌman

ˈsal-rē-

: a Japanese white-collar businessman

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The imagery is intended to mock and reflect modern Japan in some way — from the overworked salarymen gleefully staging suicidal leaps off of buildings to the schoolgirls (who, in the dream, have cell phones for heads) exposing themselves to perverts (who also have cell phones for heads). —

Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2024 Our hapless salaryman protagonist wakes up to find a metal screw protruding from his cheek. —

Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024 After working as a salaryman, or white-collar worker, for three years post-World War II, founder Onitsuka established the brand in 1949 moving from the belief that sports could foster body and mind and fuel growth and progression for Japanese youth. —

Martino Carrera, WWD, 29 July 2024 Young South Koreans are now more likely to aspire to artistic and creative careers than to jobs as salarymen in large corporate conglomerates. —

Sue Mi Terry, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2021 See all Example Sentences for salaryman