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on-the-job

  (ŏn'THə-jŏb', ôn'-)
adj.

Acquired or learned while working at a job: on-the-job training.


 
 
Idioms: on the job


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
Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The adjective has one meaning:

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


 
Translations: Translations for: Jobbing

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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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Idioms. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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