单词 | professionless |
释义 | professionlessadj. Without a profession; that has no profession. ΘΚΠ 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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