Work & Careers
Jobs, offices, professions, and the words that fill a working day.
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working
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/ˈwɝkɪŋ/
Present participle of work; doing a job or task.
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mission
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/ˈmɪʃ.ən/
An important job or task that a person or group is given.
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career
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/kəˈɹɪɹ/
The job or profession you do over a long part of your working life.
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carter
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/ˈkɑrtɚ/
a person whose work is driving a cart or transporting loads by cart
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hire
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/haɪɹ/
To give someone a job and pay them to work for you.
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interrupt
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/ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt/
to stop someone from speaking or doing something by suddenly breaking in.
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assignment
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/əˈsaɪn.mənt/
A task or piece of work that you are given to do.
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cowboy
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/ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ/
a person who tends cattle, especially on horseback
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promotion
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/pɹəˈmoʊʃn̩/
A move to a more important job or higher rank.
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bureau
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/ˈbjʊ.ɹoʊ/
A government department or office that deals with a particular task.
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profession
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/pɹəˈfeʃ.ən/
A type of job that needs special training or education, such as law or medicine.
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quote
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/kwəʊt/
To repeat the exact words that someone has written or said.
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designer
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/dɪˈzaɪnɚ/
A person whose job is to plan how something will look or work.
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warden
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/ˈwɔɹdən/
an official responsible for supervising a place, activity, or body of rules
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porter
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/ˈpɔɹtɚ/
a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley
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cloth
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/klɔθ/
Material made by weaving or knitting fibres, used to make clothes and other things.
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qualified
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/ˈkwɑ.lɪ.faɪd/
Having the right training, skills, or experience for a job or task.
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agenda
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/əˈd͡ʒɛn.də/
A list of the things to be discussed at a meeting.
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salesman
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/ˈseɪlzmən/
A man whose job is to sell things, in a shop or by visiting customers.
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expense
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/ɪkˈspɛns/
The money that you spend on something.
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craft
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/ˈkɹäːft/
An activity that involves making things skilfully with your hands.
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deadline
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/ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/
A time or date by which something must be finished.
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unemployed
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/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/
Without a job, although able and willing to work.
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employment
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/ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/
Paid work, or the state of having a job
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achievement
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/əˈt͡ʃiːv.mənt/
Something done successfully, especially after effort or skill.
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wright
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/ɹaɪt/
someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination)
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fireman
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/ˈfaɪr.mən/
a man whose job is to extinguish fires; a dated or gender-specific term for a firefighter
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canned
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/kænd/
Stored and preserved in a sealed metal can.
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workplace
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/ˈwɝkˌpleɪs/
The place where someone works.
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organism
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/ɔʳˈɡan.ɪzəm/
A single living thing, such as an animal, plant, or microbe.
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adviser
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/ædˈvaɪ.zɚ/
An expert who gives advice, especially as part of their job.
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developer
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/dɪˈvɛləpɚ/
a person who creates or modifies software
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housework
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/ˈhaʊsˌwɝk/
The work of cleaning, cooking, and looking after a home.
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milkman
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/ˈmɪlk.mən/
a man whose job is to deliver milk to homes or businesses
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barman
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/ˈbɑɹmæn/
A man whose job is serving drinks in a bar or pub.
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paralyze
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/ˈpæɹəˌlaɪz/
To make someone unable to move part or all of their body.
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maintainer
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/meɪnˈteɪnɚ/
a person responsible for keeping equipment, a system, or a place in good condition
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nailer
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/ˈneɪlɚ/
a worker who attaches something by nailing it
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