employment agency
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of employment agency
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Example Sentences
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He has instead set up his own employment agency, India Works, in partnership with Aditi Banerjee, of Magic Billion, to help bring more young Indian workers to Germany.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
Instawork, the company that hired Arciga and more than 50 others like him that day, has historically been an employment agency, catering largely to stadiums, hotels and kitchens that need temporary workers.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
On a recent trip, Mr. Mosen, an employment agency chief executive who is blind, used the visual analysis to determine which dispensers in a hotel room bathroom were shampoo, conditioner and shower gel.
From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2023
According to the inspector general report, the D.C. employment agency received 20 Labor Department staffers to boost its number of claims examiners to 58.
From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2023
Rudy worked regularly for an employment agency that sent him to wait on tables at exclusive parties.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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