Meanings
comparative more occupational · superlative most occupational
- Of, belonging, or relating to an occupation (in any sense).
Boredom is an occupational hazard if you are a checkout operator.
1 more example
She added that if someone is experiencing a high degree of distress because of scelerophobia and their social and occupational functioning is being affected, she recommends seeing a medical provider or mental health professional.
2023 September 26, Abby Roch, “My house was broken into. Now I have developed a fear of thieves called scelerophobia.”, in Business Insider
Origin
- Englishoccupation
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishoccupational
From occupation (noun) + -al (suffix forming adjectives).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic وَظِيفِيّ, مِهَنِيّ
- وَظِيفِيّ (waẓīfiyy)of, relating to, or caused by an occupation
- مِهَنِيّ (mihaniyy)of, relating to, or caused by an occupation
Bulgarian трудов, професионален
- трудов (trudov)of, relating to, or caused by an occupation
- професионален (profesionalen)of, relating to, or caused by an occupation
Danish arbejdsmæssig
- arbejdsmæssigof, relating to, or caused by an occupation
Finnish ammatillinen, ammatti-
- ammatillinenof, relating to, or caused by an occupation
- ammatti-of, relating to, or caused by an occupation
German Berufs-
- Berufs-of, relating to, or caused by an occupation
Irish gairme
- gairmeof, relating to, or caused by an occupation
Norwegian Bokmål yrkesmessig
- yrkesmessigof, relating to, or caused by an occupation
Polish zawodowy
- zawodowyof, relating to, or caused by an occupation
Romanian ocupațional
- ocupaționalof, relating to, or caused by an occupation
Russian профессиона́льный
- профессиона́льный (professionálʹnyj)of, relating to, or caused by an occupation
Scottish Gaelic ceàirde
- ceàirdeof, relating to, or caused by an occupation
Swedish yrkesmessig
- yrkesmessigof, relating to, or caused by an occupation
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with occupational
Cite this entry
occupational. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occupational
“occupational.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occupational. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “occupational,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occupational.
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