フリーター

Japanese

Etymology

Possibly from English free and German Arbeiter (“labourer”). Compare バイト (baito, “part-time job”), which is derived from German Arbeit.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) フリーター [fùríꜜìtàà] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝɾʲiːta̠ː]

Noun

フリーター • (furītā)

freeter, someone who makes a living by doing part-time jobs

Synonyms

フリーアルバイター (furīarubaitā)

Descendants

→ English: freeter

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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