job-hunt

American  

[job-huhnt] / ˈdʒɒbˌhʌnt /

verb (used without object)

1. to seek employment; look for a job.

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Other Word Forms

• job-hunter noun

Etymology

Origin of job-hunt

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

You might also communicate to your family that if they allow you a little more time to job-hunt, etc., you’ll likely be out of their “way” more quickly.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2021

You’re learning a new way to job-hunt and a new way to manage your career.

From Forbes • Oct. 12, 2014

In 1972, when I graduated from the University of Florida with an English degree, I didn’t know what I wanted to do or how to job-hunt.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2012

Indeed, viral campaigns seem to be the most successful kind of extreme job-hunt – or, at least, they're the ones that receive the most publicity.

From The Guardian • Jul. 17, 2011

When afternoon approached, wearied by the resultless job-hunt and discouraged by his continued misfortune, he sank upon a bench in a city park to take a rest.

From The Trail of the Tramp by Livingston, Leon Ray