Freeter

Quick meaning: Freeter is a noun meaning In Japan, a young person (typically between the ages of 15-34) who lacks full-time employment (excluding housewives and students), especially through lack of interest in a career.

Meaning

In Japan, a young person (typically between the ages of 15-34) who lacks full-time employment (excluding housewives and students), especially through lack of interest in a career.

Example Sentences

The average freeter lives at home, earns about $1,000 a month, and stays in a job about nine months, according to surveys conducted by the Recruit Corporation, Japan's largest job placement company. Recruit estimates that 3.4 million Japanese, aged 19 to 30, are freeters, working part time or at temporary jobs.

Word Forms

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include freester, floater, deadheader, careerlessness, freebleeder, short-timer.

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