单词 | redundantee |
释义 | redundanteen. rare. A person who has been made redundant (redundant adj. 5a). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > one who does not work > [noun] > one who has been put out of office > one who is redundant redundant1880 redundantee1963 1963 Times 8 May 13/7 Could not redundancies due to the Beeching plan be handled in a similar way? I am sure that industrialists would cooperate to try to find work for these men, possibly on the basis of one redundantee (?) to so many regular employees. 1971 Selling Today Sept. 8/2 Much is offered by way of genius. Like the recent ‘redundantee’ who offered a world of experience, expertise, exuberance and enthusiasm. 1997 Independent (Nexis) 30 July 18 There is even an interview with a celebrity redundantee—the Pet Plan Insurance founder Patsy Bloom—and, for those who see the funny side of life on the dole, a ‘humour column’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1963 |
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