plural firees
: a person who has been fired from a job
Don't be afraid to look for work in a new industry or consider a new type of job. Some firees have given rein to their entrepreneurial instincts.—
Anne Faircloth
Anne Faircloth… memos announcing an executive's dismissal have become more concise, mostly for legal reasons. Companies fear that an old-style recital of the firee's many contributions may end up as ammunition in a suit alleging that the firing was unjustified.—Walter Kiechel III
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“Firee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firee. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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