Hiwi

See also: hiwi

English

Etymology 1

Noun

Hiwi (plural Hiwi)

A member of a nomadic hunter-gatherer people of the South American flatlands.

Etymology 2

From German Hiwi, short for Hilfswilliger (“voluntary assistant, one willing to help”).

Noun

Hiwi (plural Hiwis)

(historical) A foreigner who volunteered to serve the Nazis.

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Hiwi m (genitive Hiwis, plural Hiwis)

(derogatory, colloquial) unskilled worker, grunt, hand, drudge

Synonyms

Hilfsarbeiter
Hilfsarbeitskraft (officialese)
Hilfskraft
Aushilfskraft
ungelernter Arbeiter
Geringqualifizierter

Hyponyms

Produktionshelfer (factory hand)
Erntehelfer
Bauhelfer

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