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# jobseeker

phrase (noun: a jobseeker, jobseekers; also job seeker)

«jobseeker» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (euphemism, official, UK) an unemployed person looking for work, especially one getting state benefits. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jobseeker/#m1)
2. (literal) anyone who is looking for a job, even if they have one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jobseeker/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used by governments, job centres and the news to sound more positive than «unemployed»; in the UK and Australia it is also the name of benefits (Jobseeker's Allowance, JobSeeker Payment). Register: official, neutral; UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand.

### Examples

- The job centre helps jobseekers write their CVs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jobseeker/#x1)
- News: The number of jobseekers fell this month. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jobseeker/#x2)
- Dad is a jobseeker now and goes to interviews every week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jobseeker/#x3)
- Website: Free advice for jobseekers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jobseeker/#x4)
- Maths: If 300 of 1,000 jobseekers find work, 700 are still looking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jobseeker/#x5)
- Chat: technically I'm a «jobseeker» lol [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jobseeker/#x6)

### Note

It sounds active and hopeful; «unemployed» sounds harsher. In some countries it is the name of a benefit payment. Plain word: unemployed person.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «jobseeker» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jobseeker/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«jobseeker» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/jobseeker.html) on Mova free.