employment agency


employment agency

noun

Definition of EMPLOYMENT AGENCY

: an agency whose business is to find jobs for people seeking them or to find people to fill jobs that are open

Examples of EMPLOYMENT AGENCY

  1. He found work as a mechanic through an employment agency.

First Known Use of EMPLOYMENT AGENCY

1888

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