occupational C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɑkjuˈpeɪʃənəl/ See IPA manual Freq #19285 Meanings 1 adj Relating to a person's job or profession. Back pain is an occupational hazard for people who sit at a desk all day. Appears in Phrases (1) See all occupational hazard a feature of a job that may cause injury or illness Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From occupation (noun) + -al (suffix forming adjectives). *keh₂p- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # occupational **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɑkjuˈpeɪʃənəl/ **Frequency rank:** 19285 ## Meanings 1. Relating to a person's job or profession. ## Examples - Back pain is an occupational hazard for people who sit at a desk all day. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *keh₂p- ## Etymology From occupation (noun) + -al (suffix forming adjectives). ## AI Etymology Occupational is from occupation (noun) + -al (suffix forming adjectives). In present-day use, it means relating to a person's job or profession. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown