out-of-work

out-of-work
\\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: from the phrase out of work
: one who is unemployed

a ragged, shivering out-of-work, who could not even provide for his own family — Edward Scouller

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out-of-work «OWT uhv WURK», noun, adjective.
–n.
a person who is unemployed: »

Lord Rowton started the first hostels in 1892 to meet the urgent need for clean, cheap accommodation for…the out-of-work (Manchester Guardian Weekly).

–adj.
= unemployed. (Cf.unemployed)

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adj
: not having a job

out-of-work [=unemployed] actors and actresses

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ˌout-of-ˈwork [out-of-work] adjective only before noun
unemployed

an out-of-work actor


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