Dictionary

jobseeker en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈd͡ʒɒbˌsiː.kɘ(ɹ)/

Etymology

From job + seeker.

Meanings

1. A person seeking employment.
   • It has taken people off the dole queue, and its online jobseekers board is updated daily. 2021 September 8, “Network News: HS2 jobs boost - but skills shortage a concern”, in RAIL, number 939, page 16:
2. (Australia, UK) An unemployed person who must demonstrate active jobseeking efforts to qualify for government assistance.

Forms

Deriveds

Jobseeker's Allowance

Relateds

employer

Translations (28)

pl osoba poszukująca pracy (person seeking employment) · hu álláskereső (person seeking employment) · ru и́щущий рабо́ту (person seeking employment) · hu munkakereső (person seeking employment) · fr demandeur d'emploi (person seeking employment) · es buscante de trabajo (person seeking employment) · he מחפש עבודה (person seeking employment) · ms pencari kerja (person seeking employment) · de Arbeitsuchender (person seeking employment) · es buscachamba (person seeking employment) · it persona in cerca di lavoro (person seeking employment) · de Arbeitsuchende (person seeking employment) · pt demandante de trabalho (person seeking employment) · el αναζητών εργασία (person seeking employment) · fi työnhakija (person seeking employment) · az işgəzən (person seeking employment) · cmn 尋工者 /寻工者 (person seeking employment) · es demandante de empleo (person seeking employment) · az işaxtaran (person seeking employment) · sv arbetssökande (person seeking employment) · az işarayan (person seeking employment) · fr demandeuse d'emploi (person seeking employment) · sv jobbsökande (person seeking employment) · he דורש עבודה (person seeking employment) · nl werkzoekende (person seeking employment) · km អ្នកស្វែងរកការងារ (person seeking employment) · ml തൊഴിലന്വേഷകൻ (person seeking employment) · ja 求職者 (person seeking employment)