Hiwi
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
Hiwi (plural Hiwi)
- A member of a nomadic hunter-gatherer people of the South American flatlands.
Etymology 2[edit]
From German Hiwi, short for Hilfswilliger (“voluntary assistant, one willing to help”).
Noun[edit]
Hiwi (plural Hiwis)
- (historical) A foreigner who volunteered to serve the Nazis.
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Hiwi m (strong, genitive Hiwis, plural Hiwis)
- (derogatory, colloquial) unskilled worker, grunt, hand, drudge
- Synonyms: Hilfsarbeiter; (officialese) Hilfsarbeitskraft; Hilfskraft; Aushilfskraft; ungelernter Arbeiter; Geringqualifizierter
Declension[edit]
Declension of Hiwi [masculine, strong]
Hyponyms[edit]
- Produktionshelfer (factory hand)
- Erntehelfer
- Bauhelfer
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