adjective
Without a job.
Many workers became jobless when the factory closed.
Good to know
Unemployed is more common in everyday English; jobless is common in news reports.
Common phrases & grammar
become jobless · remain jobless
American English
How to pronounce jobless
adjectiveB1
JAHblihs
/ˈʤɑ.blɪs/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Without a job.
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