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jobholder

noun job·hold·er \ˈjäb-ˌhōl-dər\

Definition of JOBHOLDER

:  a person having a regular job
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First Known Use of JOBHOLDER

1904

Related to JOBHOLDER

Synonyms
hand, hireling, employee, retainer, worker
Antonyms
employer, gaffer [British]

Rhymes with JOBHOLDER

beholder, bondholder, cardholder, freeholder, gasholder, hand-holder, householder, landholder, leaseholder, penholder, pewholder, placeholder, pot holder, shareholder, slaveholder, stadtholder, stakeholder, stallholder, stockholder, toolholder, upholder, withholder

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