jobseeker

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/ˈd͡ʒɒbˌsiː.kɘ(ɹ)/

noun

A person seeking employment.

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Meanings

nounjobseeker (plural jobseekers)

plural jobseekers · alternative job seeker · alternative job-seeker

  1. A person seeking employment.

    It has taken people off the dole queue, and its online jobseekers board is updated daily.

    2021 September 8, “Network News: HS2 jobs boost - but skills shortage a concern”, in RAIL, number 939, page 16
  2. AustraliaUKAn unemployed person who must demonstrate active jobseeking efforts to qualify for government assistance.

Origin

From job + seeker.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 尋工者 /寻工者
  • 尋工者 /寻工者 (xúngōngzhě)person seeking employment
Dutch werkzoekende
  • werkzoekendeperson seeking employment
Finnish työnhakija
  • työnhakijaperson seeking employment
French demandeur d'emploi, demandeuse d'emploi
  • demandeur d'emploiperson seeking employment
  • demandeuse d'emploiperson seeking employment
German Arbeitsuchender, Arbeitsuchende
  • Arbeitsuchenderperson seeking employment
  • Arbeitsuchendeperson seeking employment
Greek αναζητών εργασία
  • αναζητών εργασία (anazitón ergasía)person seeking employment
Hebrew מחפש עבודה, דורש עבודה
  • מחפש עבודה (mekhapés avodá)person seeking employment
  • דורש עבודה (dorésh avodá)person seeking employment
Hungarian álláskereső, munkakereső
  • álláskeresőperson seeking employment
  • munkakeresőperson seeking employment
Italian persona in cerca di lavoro
  • persona in cerca di lavoroperson seeking employment
Japanese 求職者
  • 求職者 (kyūshokusha)person seeking employment
Malay pencari kerja
  • pencari kerjaperson seeking employment
Polish osoba poszukująca pracy
  • osoba poszukująca pracyperson seeking employment
Portuguese demandante de trabalho
  • demandante de trabalhoperson seeking employment
Russian и́щущий рабо́ту
  • и́щущий рабо́ту (íščuščij rabótu)person seeking employment
Spanish demandante de empleo, buscante de trabajo
  • demandante de empleoperson seeking employment
  • buscante de trabajoperson seeking employment
  • buscachambaperson seeking employment
Swedish arbetssökande, jobbsökande
  • arbetssökandeperson seeking employment
  • jobbsökandeperson seeking employment
Cite this entry
APA

jobseeker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jobseeker

MLA

“jobseeker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jobseeker. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jobseeker,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jobseeker.

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