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quiet quitter

quiet quitter noun: a person who quiet quits.

Noun

quiet quitter (plural quiet quitters)

  1. A person who quiet quits.
    • A lot of people see it that way: a 2023 Gallup report found that quiet quitters comprised up to 59% of the global workforce.2024 July 16, “Quiet hiring: the fast track to career success – or catastrophic burnout?”, in The Guardian

Forms of quiet quitter

pluralquiet quitters

Origin of quiet quitter

From quiet quit + -er.

Questions about quiet quitter

What does quiet quitter mean?
Quiet quitter means a person who quiet quits.
What part of speech is quiet quitter?
Quiet quitter is a noun.
What is the plural of quiet quitter?
The plural of quiet quitter is quiet quitters.

Words near quiet quitter in the dictionary

  1. quiet party
  2. quiet promotion
  3. quiet quit
  4. quiet quits
  5. quiet quitted
  6. quiet quitter
  7. quiet quitters
  8. quiet quitting
  9. quiet revolution
  10. quiet revolutions
  11. quiet room

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