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TOPIK 4noun

실직자

siljikja [실찍짜]

실직자가 · 실직자를

unemployed person, someone who lost their job

Example

경제가 나빠지면서 실직자가 늘었어요.

As the economy got worse, the number of unemployed people rose.

Word parts

실 lose직 job자 person

Literally 'person who lost a job'.