Catchword: freeter

Filed Under: English, German, Korean, South Korea, Employment

Part of Speech: n.

Quotation: Some young people choose to live on a series of part-time jobs rather than look for a permanent one. In the local vernacular, they’re called “freeters,” a combination of “free” and “arbeiter,” which is German for “worker.”

Article or Document Title:
“They pay you to do what?” (URL)

Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
JoonAng Daily

Publishing Location:
Seoul, South Korea

Date of Publication:
June 4, 2004

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