Unemployable

adj, noun

adj, noun ·5 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who is not suited to employment.

    "No longer are stereotypical gay men the sole victims of police entrapment. No longer are unwashed unemployables the only ones who would consider biting a cop during the course of an arrest. The solons and jurists of yesterday may well become the convicts of tomorrow."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not employable.
Adjective
  1. 1
    not acceptable for employment as a worker wordnet

Synonyms

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Example

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"No longer are stereotypical gay men the sole victims of police entrapment. No longer are unwashed unemployables the only ones who would consider biting a cop during the course of an arrest. The solons and jurists of yesterday may well become the convicts of tomorrow."

Etymology

From un- + employable.

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