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单词 professionless
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professionlessadj.

Brit. /prəˈfɛʃnləs/, U.S. /prəˈfɛʃ(ə)nləs/, /proʊˈfɛʃ(ə)nləs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: profession n., -less suffix.
Etymology: < profession n. + -less suffix.
Without a profession; that has no profession.
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society > occupation and work > lack of work > [adjective] > without a profession
professionless1798
laical1822
1798 Hull Advertiser 15 Sept. 2/3 An unfortunate and professionless gentleman.
1833 Fraser's Mag. 7 65 The harassed parent of half-a-dozen portionless girls and as many professionless boys.
1881 H. James Portrait of Lady II. i. 16 A fresh-looking, professionless gentleman, whose leisured state..was a decided advantage.
1933 Man 33 69 Indigent Pardhis, once..in great demand as snarers, now professionless.
2002 Financial Times (Nexis) 9 Mar. 5 His [sc. Carlyle's] wife..took up her whiplash pen in frustration at her own professionless, childless life.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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