dole bludger
dole bludger noun: an unemployed person who has no intention of seeking a job, and survives on government-funded unemployment benefits.
Noun
dole bludger (plural dole bludgers)
- An unemployed person who has no intention of seeking a job, and survives on government-funded unemployment benefits.
- As I said earlier, the Prime Minster and the Minister for Employment and Youth Affairs have unmercifully labelled sections of the unemployed as dole bludgers.1981, Australian Senate, Parliamentary Debates, Senate Weekly Hansard, volume 88, page 697
- People who do not support the common good, such as dole bludgers (social security cheats) fall outside the mateship fold.1993, Ken Hunt, Mike Taylor, The Xenophobe′s Guide to the Aussies, published 2004, page 13
Forms of dole bludger
| plural | dole bludgers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | dolebludger |
| alternative form | dole-bludger |
Origin of dole bludger
From dole + bludger.
Questions about dole bludger
- What does dole bludger mean?
- Dole bludger means an unemployed person who has no intention of seeking a job, and survives on government-funded unemployment benefits.
- What part of speech is dole bludger?
- Dole bludger is a noun.
- What is the plural of dole bludger?
- The plural of dole bludger is dole bludgers.
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