"doleite" meaning in English

See doleite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: doleites [plural]
Etymology: dole + -ite Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dole|ite}} dole + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun}} doleite (plural doleites)
  1. (informal) Somebody on the dole, receiving government welfare for unemployment. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-doleite-en-noun-34KjTi7v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ite

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for doleite meaning in English (1.4kB)

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