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job-hunt
[ job-huhnt ]
/ ˈdʒɒbˌhʌnt /
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verb (used without object)
to seek employment; look for a job.
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Origin of job-hunt
First recorded in 1945–50
OTHER WORDS FROM job-hunt
job-hunter, nounWords nearby job-hunt
job description, job enlargement, job evaluation, jobholder, job-hop, job-hunt, jobless, job lot, job market, job order, job-order costing
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How to use job-hunt in a sentence
That makes anyone less likely to have the energy to job-hunt—and to be less likely to land the position, Robinson said.