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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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"But it was just looked on as an occupational hazard."

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2024

“Silica is an occupational hazard that’s been known about for well over a century ... longer than asbestos, longer than tobacco smoking,” Hoy said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2023

Splashes of rain making the ink run was an occupational hazard that is retrospectively laughable.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2023

A degree of paranoia and conspiratorial thinking can be seen as an occupational hazard for lawyers.

From Slate • Jul. 30, 2023

Being continually outshone was an occupational hazard of being his friend and cannot have been any more pleasurable as a brother.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

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