Meanings
nounquiet quitter (plural quiet quitters)
plural quiet quitters
- A person who quiet quits.
A lot of people see it that way: a 2023 Gallup report found that quiet quitters comprised up to 59% of the global workforce.
2024 July 16, “Quiet hiring: the fast track to career success – or catastrophic burnout?”, in The Guardian
Origin
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APA
quiet quitter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quiet%20quitter
MLA
“quiet quitter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quiet%20quitter. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quiet quitter,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quiet%20quitter.
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