occupationlessadj.
/ˌɒkjᵿˈpeɪʃnləs/, U.S. /ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃənləs/ Characterized by absence of occupation; having no occupation; unoccupied, idle.
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society > occupation and work > lack of work > [adjective] > not working or unemployed
servicelessc1450
unlabouredc1450
masterless1471
unwrought1550
unplaced1558
labourless1576
flag-fallen1609
unlabouring1619
disemployed1651
hireless1651
unengaged1654
unemployed1667
unworking1696
untoiling1748
workless1758
occupationless1822
placeless1828
out of work1833
non-working1841
unhired1852
jobless1862
out of (or in) collar1862
non-employed1876
spare1919
on the beach1923
in dry dock1927
off-the-job1950
on (also upon) the street(s)1980
unwaged1981
1822 H. Smith Let. in A. Mathews Mem. C. Mathews (1839) III. 293 The voyage..must be a monotonous, objectless, occupationless, idealess nuisance.
1890 Temple Bar Nov. 314 To sit occupationless, vaguely waiting.
1915 Amer. Econ. Rev. 5 125 He also points out that the larger proportion of occupationless wives and children constituting this Jewish migration makes it all the more difficult for the male bread-winner to avoid economic stress here.
1991 Oxf. Econ. Papers 43 319 (heading) Occupationless health.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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