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chômeur

unemployed person

noun shoh-MUR Rare

Usage Note

Chômeur is the masculine form; the feminine is chômeuse. It derives from chômage (unemployment). A person on unemployment benefits receives les allocations chômage (informally les allocs). The broader term sans-emploi is a more neutral synonym used in formal writing.

Examples

"Le nombre de chômeurs a baissé ce trimestre."

Natural Translation

The number of unemployed people fell this quarter.

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