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occupational hazard

American  

noun

  1. a danger or hazard to workers that is inherent in a particular occupation.

    Silicosis is an occupational hazard of miners.


Etymology

Origin of occupational hazard

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

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So the same occupational hazard comes into play for the White House as for the authors of the previous "frameworks" and "principles" for ending the war.

From BBC

Playing to and through injury is an expectation, and severe neurological damage is an occupational hazard.

From Salon

For government officials, being called "heartless" is an occupational hazard.

From BBC

Losing to Real Madrid is an occupational hazard of the Champions League.

From BBC

The conservative, Murdoch-owned paper’s opinion writers conceded that “falling out of President Trump’s good graces is an occupational hazard” for his staffers but called the move a “new low.”

From Salon