telecommute
verb (used without object)
to work at home by using a computer that is electronically linked to the network of one's place of employment.
telecommuter
-
a word derived from
telecommute.
-
a word derived from
telecommuting.
telecommutingnounworking at home by using a computer electronically linked to the network of one's place of employment.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Are you a telecommuter with a home office?
From Washington Post ● Jun. 12, 2018
McWatters, whose salary as chairman of the National Credit Union Administration board is $165,300, may be the federal government’s most unlikely telecommuter.
From Washington Post ● May 11, 2018
It wasn't quite the cocooning of several seasons ago but something close — perhaps go-to-work clothes for the telecommuter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2014
“It’s the end of an era,” lamented his neighbor, a telecommuter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid angering her landlord.
From New York Times ● Aug. 16, 2010
The fastest- growing category, however, is that of the so-called telecommuter -- a homebound but salaried worker on a corporate payroll.
From Time Magazine Archive
