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jobless

[ job-lis ]
/ ˈdʒɒb lɪs /
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adjective

without a job.
noting or pertaining to people without jobs, especially to those who are seeking employment.

noun

(used with a plural verb)Usually the jobless . unemployed people collectively, especially those who are seeking a job.

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Origin of jobless

First recorded in 1800–10; job1 + -less

OTHER WORDS FROM jobless

job·less·ness, noun

Words nearby jobless

job enlargement, job evaluation, jobholder, job-hop, job-hunt, jobless, job lot, job market, job order, job-order costing, job printer
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Words related to jobless

out of work, laid off, on the dole

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British Dictionary definitions for jobless

jobless
/ (ˈdʒɒblɪs) /

adjective

  1. unemployed
  2. (as collective noun; preceded by the)the jobless

Derived forms of jobless

joblessness, noun
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