job-hop

[ job-hop ]

/ ˈdʒɒbˌhɒp /

verb (used without object), job-hopped, job-hop·ping.

to change jobs frequently.

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Nearby words

job work, job's comforter, job's comforters, job's syndrome, job's-tears, job-hop, job-hunt, job-order costing, job-share, jobber, jobbery

Origin of job-hop

First recorded in 1950–55

Related forms

job-hop·per, noun

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