Usually means: Learning and working simultaneously at work.
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We found 15 dictionaries that define the word on-the-job:

General (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. on-the-job: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  2. on-the-job, on-the-job: Collins English Dictionary
  3. on-the-job: Vocabulary.com
  4. on-the-job: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. on-the-job: Wiktionary
  6. on-the-job: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. on-the-job: Dictionary.com
  8. on-the-job: Rhymezone
  9. on-the-job: FreeDictionary.org
  10. on-the-job: Mnemonic Dictionary
  11. on-the-job: TheFreeDictionary.com
  12. on-the-job: Merriam-Webster

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. ODLIS: Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science (No longer online)

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Definitions from WordNet (on-the-job)

▸ adjective:  relating to or associated with a job or employment ("On-the-job training")

Similar:
on-road, manual, onwing, aerobic, gliding, track-mounted, bodyweight, live, ship-to-ground, ground-to-ground, more...

Opposite:
off-the-job, not working, unemployed, idle, at leisure

Phrases:
On-the-job training, more...

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Similar:
on-road, manual, onwing, aerobic, gliding, track-mounted, bodyweight, live, ship-to-ground, ground-to-ground, more...

Opposite:
off-the-job, not working, unemployed, idle, at leisure

Phrases:
On-the-job training, more...



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