Occupationless

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having no occupation; jobless; idle.

    "There are fewer occupationless Englishmen abroad, but there is a fair supply—half-pay officers, consumptives, and mysterious creatures, who have no good reason for being there."

Synonyms

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idleunemployed

Example

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"There are fewer occupationless Englishmen abroad, but there is a fair supply—half-pay officers, consumptives, and mysterious creatures, who have no good reason for being there."

Etymology

From occupation + -less.

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