non-producern.
/ˌnɒnprəˈdjuːsə/, /ˌnɒnprəˈdʒuːsə/, U.S. /ˌnɑnprəˈd(j)usər/ A person who or country which is not economically or industrially productive. Also in extended use.
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society > occupation and work > worker > one who does not work > [noun]
vacant1602
outler1786
idleman1832
non-producer1840
unworker1843
non-worker1851
non-employed1876
out of work1883
out-of-worker1894
unemployed1900
unwaged1981
UB401983
1840 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Nov.–Dec. 440 If we examine the number of idlers and non-producers in society, [etc.].
1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 30 Oct. 12/1 Many non-producers who share in the rise in wages besides the coal-getter.
1926 T. Y. Crowell Hist. Econ. Progress in U.S. iii. xvi. 295 The early labor movement lined up producer against non-producer, poor against rich, workers against employers.
1955 F. G. Ashbrook Butchering iv. 57 One who does produce, process, and consume his own meat products has a decided advantage over a nonproducer.
1994 Los Angeles Times (Electronic ed.) 10 Apr. Charles Smith, the Knicks' $3.8-million-a-year non-producer, was due to return from the injured list but reported that his sore knee hurt after a shootaround.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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