gainfully employed
idiom
: provided with a job that pays wages or salary
She hasn't been gainfully employed for a few years.
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In Frederick County, more than 1,000 local trade workers are gainfully employed at the data center campus, with many more signing up for apprenticeship programs.
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Jeff Bezos is gainfully employed once more, after having left his post as Amazon CEO back in 2021.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 18 Nov. 2025
He was gainfully employed during that time, working construction jobs and as a line cook.
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Yet all the above are still gainfully employed, and Kimmel sleeps with the fishes.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2026
Jeff Bezos is gainfully employed once more, after having left his post as Amazon CEO back in 2021.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 18 Nov. 2025
He was gainfully employed during that time, working construction jobs and as a line cook.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Yet all the above are still gainfully employed, and Kimmel sleeps with the fishes.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gainfully employed
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“Gainfully employed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gainfully%20employed. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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