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occupational

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ɑkjəˈpeɪʃənəɫ// UK //ˌɒkjʊpˈeɪʃənəl// oc·cu·pa·tion·al

adj. relating to your job or the work you do. You use this to describe things that happen because of your career, like health risks or training.

adj. relating to or caused by a person's job or profession. Often used in technical contexts to describe conditions, hazards, or requirements inherent to a specific field of work.


SIMPLE

Back pain is a common occupational hazard for office workers.

CONTEXTUAL

The company provides occupational training to ensure all new employees can operate the heavy machinery safely.

COMPLEX

Epidemiologists are investigating whether the high incidence of respiratory issues in the region is linked to specific occupational exposures within the local mining industry.

Origin

From occupation (noun) + -al (suffix forming adjectives).

Usage

Typically placed before the noun it modifies; frequently collocates with 'hazard', 'therapy', or 'health'.

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