"jobless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From 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 Categories (other): English terms with collocations
  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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: unemployed
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