job-shadow

verb

To follow and watch (an employee) in order to learn the workings of the job.

Meanings

verbjob-shadow (third-person singular simple present job-shadows, present participle job-shadowing, simple past and past participle job-shadowed)

present singular third person job-shadows · participle present job-shadowing · participle past job-shadowed · past job-shadowed

  1. To follow and watch (an employee) in order to learn the workings of the job.
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “job-shadow,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/job-shadow.

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