Unemployed
/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The unemployed people of a society or the world, taken collectively. plural, plural-only
- 2 people who are involuntarily out of work (considered as a group) wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Having no job despite being able and willing to work. not-comparable
"The government announced a new initiative to help the unemployed."
- 2 Having no use, not doing work not-comparable
"England's attacking impetus was limited to one shot from Lampard that was comfortably collected by keeper Iker Casillas, but for all Spain's domination of the ball his England counterpart Joe Hart was unemployed."
Adjective
- 1 not engaged in a gainful occupation wordnet
Example
More examples"The police assembled several unemployed men."
Etymology
From un- + employed.