"unsackable" meaning in English

See unsackable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more unsackable [comparative], most unsackable [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + sackable. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|sackable}} un- + sackable Head templates: {{en-adj}} unsackable (comparative more unsackable, superlative most unsackable)
  1. Impossible to sack (expel from one's job). Synonyms: unfirable
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