Job Definition

jŏb
jobbed, jobbing, jobs
noun
jobs
A regular activity performed in exchange for payment, especially as one's trade, occupation, or profession.
Her job is doing drug research.
American Heritage
A task that must be done.
Let's finish this job before we start another.
American Heritage
A specific piece of work, as in one's trade, or done by agreement for pay.
Webster's New World
Anything one has to do; task; chore; duty.
Webster's New World
The action of doing a task, duty, or piece of work.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
verb
jobbed, jobbing, jobs
To do odd jobs.
Webster's New World
To let or sublet (work, contracts, etc.)
Webster's New World
To work by the piece.
American Heritage
To act as a jobber or broker.
Webster's New World
To buy and sell (goods) as wholesaler; handle as middleman.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Hired or done by the job.
Webster's New World
pronoun

(biblical) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.

Wiktionary
A male given name.
Wiktionary

An Old Testament and qur'anic character.

Wiktionary
idiom
do a job on
  • To damage, harm, or worsen:

    The stylist did a real job on my hair.

  • To defecate on.
American Heritage
on the job
  • Paying close attention; on the alert.
  • At work; at one's place of business:

    Employees are not allowed to smoke while on the job.

American Heritage
odd jobs
  • miscellaneous tasks or pieces of work
Webster's New World
on the job
  • (while) working at one's job
  • attentive to one's task or duty
Webster's New World

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Job

Origin of Job

  • From the phrase jobbe of work "piece of work", from Middle English jobbe (“piece, article”). Of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to Middle English gobbe "lump, mouthful", Middle English jobben (“to jab, thrust, peck”), or Middle English choppe (“piece, bargain”). More at gob, jab, chop

    From Wiktionary

  • Perhaps from obsolete jobbe piece alteration of Middle English gobbe lump gob1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Hebrew אִיּוֹב (iyobh, “hated”), from אָיַב (ayyabh, “he was hostile to”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English jobben of imitative origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Hebrew ’iyyôb ℵb in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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