jobholders

noun

plural of jobholder
as in employees
one who works for another for wages or a salary more jobholders than the state agency has ever had in the past

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Recent Examples of jobholders Rather than a sign of relief from high food prices, researchers say that over half of jobholders are responding to inflation by skipping meals. — Itzel Franco, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026 Other jobholders included dads with young children and women with no kids. — Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
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  1. employees
  2. workers
Noun
  • The State Department on Wednesday ordered nonemergency government employees and their families to leave Saudi Arabia amid escalating attacks by the Houthis on Saudi infrastructure.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Flock employees urged the company to adopt stronger security after a 2024 breach.
    — Douglas MacMillan, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of employees
Noun
  • But the movement has widened to include workers demanding relief from rising living costs, making the government’s task broader than resolving a dispute over university admissions.
    — Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Also according to the emergency service, consecutive Russian strikes on a shopping center in Kharkiv injured four people late on Saturday, including three rescue workers.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of workers

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“Jobholders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jobholders. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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