jobless
adjective/ˈdʒɒbləs/
/ˈdʒɑːbləs/
- without a job synonym unemployed
- The closure left 500 people jobless.
- The company has plans to make more people jobless.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryJobless is used with these nouns:- benefit
- rate
- recovery
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- the joblessnoun [plural] people who are unemployedMore Like This Plural adjectival nounsPlural adjectival nouns
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