The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English
Hon.
adjective [before noun] /ɒn/
/ɑːn/ Definition
› abbreviation for Honourable, when used as a title: The report was written by a recently appointed judge, the Hon. Mr Justice Carlton.Royalty, aristocracy and titles › UK abbreviation for honorary, when used as part of a title: the Hon. TreasurerRoyalty, aristocracy and titlesEmployment status and types of work
(Definition of Hon. adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
Focus on the pronunciation of Hon.
Browse related topics
You are looking at an entry to do with Types of employment, but you might be interested in these topics from the Business topic area:
- Accounting
- Advertising and marketing
- Applying for a job
- Bills & invoices
- Bosses & managers
- Business - general words
- Buying
- Buying & selling - general words
- Employees & colleagues
- Enterprises
- Firing staff
- Industrial action
- Industrial relations
- Mergers & acquisitions
- Negotiating prices
- Office practices
- People who buy things
- People who sell things
- Promoting staff
- Retiring & resigning
- Selling
- Shops & auctions
- Success & failure in business
- Time off
- Traders & entrepreneurs
- Working hours
Browse the Dictionary
Browse the Thesaurus
More Results for “Hon.”
SMART Thesaurus: Types of employment
Synonyms and related words:
- administrative adjective
- at the coalface idiom
- backroom boys noun
- blue-collar adjective
- casual adjective (TEMPORARY)
- honorary adjective
- jobseeker noun
- labour-intensive adjective
- lackey noun
- managerial adjective
- menial adjective
- probation noun
- shiftwork noun
- short time noun
- skilled adjective
- skilled noun
- slave labour noun
- the low man on the totem pole idiom
- treadmill noun (REPEATED WORK)
- unpaid adjective
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Word of the Day
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
