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フリーター (furiitaa) Japanese meaning: freeter | Kotomora
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大だい
学がく
を
卒そつ
業ぎょう
し
て
から
ずっと
フリーター
を
し
て
いる
。
He has been working as a freeter ever since graduating from university.
I'm worried about the future if I stay a freeter.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 はフリーターになる (someone) becomes a freeter
After graduating from university, he became a freeter.
フリーターとして 働はたら く to work as a freeter
I'm currently working as a freeter while pursuing my dream.
フリーター 生せい 活かつ を 送おく る to lead a freeter lifestyle
He has been living the freeter lifestyle for five years now.
Related words パート also means a part-time worker, but it's typically used for housewives or older adults doing part-time work, while フリーター usually refers to young people who make part-time work their main livelihood.
フリーター refers to someone who works mainly part-time or casual jobs, whereas a ニート is not working, studying, or training at all.
フリーター describes a person who lives mainly off a series of アルバイト jobs rather than holding regular employment.
Don't confuse with アルバイト refers to the part-time job itself, while フリーター refers to the person who lives by doing such jobs.
ニート describes someone not working, studying, or job-hunting at all, whereas a フリーター is actively working, just in part-time or temporary jobs.
フリーター refers to someone doing part-time or temporary jobs without a clear career path, whereas フリーランス implies skilled, professional contract work.
Etymology Abbreviation of フリーアルバイター (free Arbeiter), a wasei-eigo term combining English 'free' and German 'Arbeiter' (worker).