(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a type of job that requires advanced education or training.
Harper was a teacher by ~...
Only 20 per cent of jobs in the ~s are held by women.
N-COUNT: also by N
2.
You can use ~ to refer to all the people who have the same ~.
The attitude of the medical ~ is very much more liberal now.
N-COUNT-COLL: oft supp N