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"errand", "circuit", "round", "route" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a specific task with which a person or group is charged":{ "examples":[ "your job on this committee is to review the curriculum and suggest changes" ], "synonyms":[ "assignment", "brief", "business", "charge", "detail", "mission", "operation", "post" ], "near synonyms":[ "burden", "chore", "duty", "need", "obligation", "office", "requirement", "responsibility", "errand", "labor", "work", "commitment", "pledge", "promise", "appointment", "commission", "designation", "nomination", "compulsion", "constraint", "restraint" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists":{ "examples":[ "a coffeemaker's job is to make coffee, and this overpriced machine doesn't do it very well" ], "synonyms":[ "business", "capacity", "function", "part", "place", "position", "purpose", "role", "r\u00f4le", "task", "work" ], "near synonyms":[ "affair", "concern", "hand", "involvement", "participation", "niche", "office", "post", "situation", "calling", "occupation", "pursuit", "vocation", "activity", "assignment", "charge", "commission", "duty", "employ", "mission", "responsibility", "service", "use" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a dull, unpleasant, or difficult piece of work":{ "examples":[ "boy, doing all that filing was a real job" ], "synonyms":[ "bear", "beast", "chore", "headache", "killer", "labor" ], "near synonyms":[ "drudgery", "grind", "heavy lifting", "lucubration", "effort", "strain", "sweat", "burden", "load", "weight", "bother", "nuisance", "trouble" ], "near antonyms":[ "breeze", "child's play", "cinch", "duck soup", "kid stuff", "setup", "snap" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in contract , partner":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "apprentice", "contract", "partner", "subcontract", "assume", "employ", "engage", "fee", "hire", "lay on", "pay", "place", "recruit", "retain", "sign (up or on)", "take on", "reemploy", "reengage", "rehire", "enlist", "advance", "promote", "upgrade", "keep (on)", "headhunt", "scout" ], "near antonyms":[ "furlough", "lay off", "lock out", "ax", "axe", "can", "discharge", "dismiss", "fire", "sack" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "jobholder":{ "one who works for another for wages or a salary":{ "examples":[ "more jobholders than the state agency has ever had in the past" ], "synonyms":[ "employee", "employe", "hand", "hireling", "retainer", "worker" ], "near synonyms":[ "assistant", "cog", "flunky", "flunkey", "flunkie", "subordinate", "underling", "yes-man", "drudge", "gandy dancer", "grub", "hack", "jobber", "laborer", "navvy", "toiler", "nine-to-fiver", "wage earner", "wage slave", "wageworker", "workingman", "workingwoman", "workman", "workwoman", "associate", "colleague", "coworker", "temp", "temporary" ], "near antonyms":[ "boss", "superior", "supervisor" ], "antonyms":[ "employer", "gaffer" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "joblessness":{ "as in unemployment , nonemployment":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "nonemployment", "unemployment", "boot", "discharge", "dismissal", "firing", "removal", "sack", "severance", "demotion", "suspension", "furlough", "layoff", "leave", "liberty", "retirement" ], "near antonyms":[ "employ", "employment", "engagement", "hire", "appointment", "assignment", "conscription", "enlistment", "recruitment", "incumbency", "tenure" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jobless":{ "having no job":{ "examples":[ "having been jobless for six months, he was starting to get seriously discouraged" ], "synonyms":[ "unemployed" ], "near synonyms":[ "subemployed", "underemployed" ], "near antonyms":[ "self-employed" ], "antonyms":[ "employed", "working" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "job actions":{ "as in slowdowns , sit-ins":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "go-slows", "sick-outs", "sit-downs", "sit-ins", "slowdowns", "sympathetic strikes", "sympathy strikes", "lockouts", "strikes", "walkouts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jobholders":{ "one who works for another for wages or a salary":{ "examples":[ "more jobholders than the state agency has ever had in the past" ], "synonyms":[ "employees", "employes", "hands", "hirelings", "retainers", "workers" ], "near synonyms":[ "assistants", "cogs", "flunkies", "flunkeys", "subordinates", "underlings", "yes-men", "drudges", "gandy dancers", "grubs", "hacks", "jobbers", "laborers", "navvies", "toilers", "nine-to-fivers", "wage earners", "wage slaves", "wageworkers", "workingmen", "workingwomen", "workmen", "workwomen", "associates", "colleagues", "coworkers", "co-workers", "temporaries", "temps" ], "near antonyms":[ "bosses", "superiors", "supervisors" ], "antonyms":[ "employers", "gaffers" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jobbing":{ "as in contracting , partnering":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "apprenticing", "contracting", "partnering", "subcontracting", "assuming", "employing", "engaging", "feeing", "hiring", "laying on", "paying", "placing", "recruiting", "retaining", "signing (up or on)", "taking on", "reemploying", "re-employing", "reengaging", "re-engaging", "rehiring", "enlisting", "advancing", "promoting", "upgrading", "keeping (on)", "headhunting", "scouting" ], "near antonyms":[ "furloughing", "laying off", "locking out", "axing", "canning", "discharging", "dismissing", "firing", "sacking" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "jobbers":{ "as in retailers , distributors":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "discounters", "distributors", "e-tailers", "exporters", "resellers", "retailers", "wholesalers", "brokers", "dealers", "merchandisers", "sellers", "vendors", "merchants", "traders", "tradesmen", "auctioneers", "concessionaires", "black marketers", "black marketeers", "bootleggers", "fencers", "fences", "hustlers", "scalpers", "smugglers", "traffickers", "chapmen", "hawkers", "hucksters", "peddlers", "pedlars", "salesclerks", "salesmen", "salespeople", "saleswomen", "shopgirls", "bargainers", "hagglers", "horse traders", "palterers" ], "near antonyms":[ "consumers", "end users", "users", "buyers", "purchasers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in laborers , hacks":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "drudges", "gandy dancers", "grubs", "hacks", "laborers", "navvies", "toilers", "assistants", "cogs", "flunkies", "flunkeys", "subordinates", "underlings", "yes-men", "nine-to-fivers", "wage earners", "wage slaves", "wageworkers", "workingmen", "workingwomen", "workmen", "workwomen", "employees", "employes", "hands", "hirelings", "jobholders", "retainers", "workers", "associates", "colleagues", "coworkers", "co-workers", "temporaries", "temps" ], "near antonyms":[ "employers", "gaffers", "bosses", "superiors", "supervisors" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "job lot":{ "as in hard goods , stuff":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "inventory", "staples", "stock", "stuff", "supply", "commodity", "goods", "merchandise", "wares", "domestics", "durables", "durable goods", "hard goods", "export", "import", "line" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }