nine-to-fiver

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nine-to-fiver

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From nine-to-five + -er.

noun nine-to-fivers

Someone who works a nine-to-five job. The men and women who walk here are an unassuming lot, less the cell-phoned swells of the new Bryant Park than nine-to-fivers needing a smoke.

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"nine-to-fiver." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nine-to-fiver. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"nine-to-fiver." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nine-to-fiver.

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@misc{nine_to_fiver_2026,
  title = {nine-to-fiver},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nine-to-fiver},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}