"jobless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: job + -less Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|job|less}} job + -less Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} jobless
  1. Lacking employment.
    Sense id: en-jobless-en-adj-XevMfSHx
  2. (slang) Having too much time on one's hands; having nothing better to do. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-jobless-en-adj-7DyHY5sZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: unemployed

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