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occupationa person's job or profession

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a person's job or profession

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌɑːkjuˈpeɪʃn/

Korean meaning: 직업, 직종

Korean pronunciation: 아-큐-페이-션 (강세: 페이)

Example Sentences

  • His occupation as a food critic requires him to eat pizza for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
  • She listed 'professional Netflix watcher' as her occupation on social media.
  • Teaching has been a rewarding occupation for over twenty years.

occupation

NOUN

//ˌɑːkjuˈpeɪʃn//

a person's job or profession

occupation concept
💡 Concept

a doctor in a white coat with a stethoscope walks out of a medical clinic while checking patient notes. A chef in a tall white hat emerges from a restaurant kitchen carrying a steaming dish. Their different uniforms and tools immediately identify their distinct professional roles. The doctor heads toward a waiting ambulance while the chef returns to serve customers. A construction worker in a hard hat and a teacher carrying books also move through the scene. Each person displays the clear markers of their chosen career path. people engaged in their specific jobs or professions

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occupation rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Leave your occupation at the station, take a vacation!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌɑːkjuˈpeɪʃn/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌɒkjuˈpeɪʃn/

🌳Etymology

Rootoccup
Suffix--ation

Origin

라틴어 'occupatio'에서 유래했으며, '점유하다, 차지하다'라는 뜻의 'occupare'에서 파생되었습니다. 원래는 땅이나 영토를 점령한다는 의미였지만, 시간이 지나면서 '시간을 점유하는 활동', 즉 직업이라는 의미로 확장되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

stationnationcreationvacation
station
nation
creation
vacation

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

His occupation as a food critic requires him to eat pizza for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

😄 Fun example

She listed 'professional Netflix watcher' as her occupation on social media.

Teaching has been a rewarding occupation for over twenty years.

The occupation of the building by protesters lasted for three days.

😄 Fun example

His main occupation is sleeping, but he moonlights as a software engineer.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

jobprofessioncareerworkemployment

Antonyms

unemploymentidlenessleisure

Related

occupyoccupantoccupationalvocationcalling