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ˈjob-hunter colloq.
[f. job n.2 + hunter 1 b.]
One who seeks employment. So ˈjob-hunting vbl. n. and ppl. a., and (as back-formations) ˈjob-hunt v. and n.
1928Daily Tel. 13 Nov. 9/3 His abrupt departure without returning to Washington will serve as a notice to job-hunters..that he intends to make up his own mind about all important appointments. 1930H. Crane Let. 16 Mar. (1965) 349 I've really never known so discouraging a time job-hunting. 1946Vogue June 88/2 Hardly anyone's prepared to job-hunt till they've had their demobilisation leave. 1956W. H. Whyte Organization Man (1957) ix. 113 Job-hunting seniors. 1965H. Waugh Girl on Run (1966) x. 63 If the idea falls through, then you can job hunt. 1970Physics Bull. Mar. 106/1, I launched into my own ‘job hunt’: the only way to see the full picture was to go out and see industry for myself. 1972M. Jones Life on Dole ii. v. 120 Every day, they..study the advertisements. Then they go job-hunting. 1973Sci. Amer. Apr. 63/2 (Advt.), How to job hunt for a 20% to 50% salary increase. |