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- [job-hohl-der]
- /ˈdʒɒbˌhoʊl dər/
- /ˈdʒɒb.ˌhəʊl.də/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [job-hohl-der]
- /ˈdʒɒbˌhoʊl dər/
Definitions of jobholder word
- noun jobholder a person who has a regular or steady job. 1
- noun jobholder a government employee. 1
- noun jobholder (US) Someone who is employed in a regular job. 1
- noun jobholder employed person, worker 1
- noun jobholder a person who has a regular post of employment 0
- noun jobholder a person who has a steady job; specif., a government employee 0
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Origin of jobholder
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1900-05; job1 + holder
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Jobholder
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
jobholder popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
jobholder usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for jobholder
noun jobholder
- employee — A person employed for wages or salary, especially at nonexecutive level.
- agent — A chemical that has a particular effect or is used for a particular purpose can be referred to as a particular kind of agent.
- apprentice — An apprentice is a young person who works for someone in order to learn their skill.
- assistant — Assistant is used in front of titles or jobs to indicate a slightly lower rank. For example, an assistant director is one rank lower than a director in an organization.
- attendant — An attendant is someone whose job is to serve or help people in a place such as a petrol station, a car park, or a cloakroom.
Antonyms for jobholder
noun jobholder
- check — Check is also a noun.
- hindrance — an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
- master — botmaster
- obstruction — something that obstructs, blocks, or closes up with an obstacle or obstacles; obstacle or hindrance: obstructions to navigation.
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