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Dictionary: on-the-job   (ŏn'THə-jŏb', ôn'-)
adj.
Acquired or learned while working at a job: on-the-job training.


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Idioms: on the job
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1.  At work, busy, as in We've got three men on the job. [Late 1800s]
2.  Paying close attention, alert, as in Trust Jim to find out the details--he's always on the job.


WordNet: on-the-job
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: relating to or associated with a job or employment
  Pertains to noun: job (meaning #1)


Translations: Jobbing
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - som optræder som mellemhandler

Français (French)
adj. - à la tâche, à la journée (un jardinier)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Gelegenheits-

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εργαζόμενος με το κομμάτι

Italiano (Italian)
a cottimo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - diz-se de alguém que faz pequenos serviços para diferentes pessoas, autônomo

Русский (Russian)
случайная работа, поделки, сдельная работа, мелкий ремонт, биржевая игра

Español (Spanish)
adj. - que trabaja a destajo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - som arbetar mot timlön, accidens- (tryckare)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
包工的雇来承包规定活计的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 包工的雇來承包規定活計的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 품삯일의, 임시 고용의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 出来高給作業

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עובד בעבודות מזדמנות, מקבל עבודות קבלנות‬


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