occupation
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
occupation/ɒkjuˈpeɪʃn/
▶noun
- 1 the action, state, or period of occupying or being occupied.
- 2 a job or profession.
- 3 a way of spending time.
– derivatives
occupational adjective,
occupationally adverb.
occupational adjective,
occupationally adverb.
'occupation' also found in these Oxford entries:
amuse
- arrears
- avocation
- barber
- bed-blocking
- bee-keeping
- business
- business card
- calling
- career
- colony
- cosmetician
- detective
- dhobi
- do
- docusoap
- -ery
- fishery
- fuller
- hand
- Herr
- housewife
- -ier
- in
- intifada
- large
- -man
- maquis
- métier
- occupational hazard
- optometry
- pasturage
- pen
- profession
- professional
- radiography
- regular
- reservation
- reserved occupation
- rosarian
- sitting tenant
- start
- state
- tailor
- township
- trade wind
- transfer
- untransferable
- vocation
