The term 'drudge' is often used to describe someone who performs hard, tedious, and often MENIAL LABOR. Crossword solutions for this term include 'LABOR' (5 letters), 'FACTOTUM' (8 letters), 'ROBOT' (5 letters), 'WORKHORSE' (9 letters), 'SERVANT' (7 letters), 'GRIND' (5 letters), 'MACHINE' (7 letters), 'HACK' (4 letters), 'HIRELING' (8 letters), 'skivvy' (6 letters), 'PLOD' (4 letters), 'GRUB' (4 letters), 'MOIL' (4 letters), 'PEON' (4 letters), 'SERF' (4 letters), 'TOIL' (4 letters), 'DRONE' (5 letters), 'prole' (5 letters), 'SLAVE' (5 letters), 'MENIAL' (6 letters), 'moiler' (6 letters), 'slavey' (6 letters), 'TOILER' (6 letters), and 'LABORER' (7 letters). All of these words are related to the idea of hard work and can be used to describe someone who performs such LABOR.