temp
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3.8
- noun
- /tɛmp/
- Informal
:
empleado temporal
- Many companies hire a temp during the busy holiday season to help with increased workloads.
But the other problem is I was a temp.
- But the other problem is I was a temp.
- My first real job when I was still a teenager was doing data entry as an office temp for the NHS.
- So this company temp reps was to represent these companies taking their products to market and it took off and it became market star.
Examples
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The next morning, I made an appointment to interview at a temp agency on Wall Street.
Fiction book (2000) -
I only come to the beach to make a little extra money doing temp work on Sundays in the summer.
Fiction book (1991) -
Well, you know I work for a temp agency.
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I mentioned to Jack that we needed a temp, and he sent her over.
Fiction book (2002) -
Because I'm just a temp, okay?
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My first real job when I was still a teenager was doing data entry as an office temp for the NHS.
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So I go and I get a job as a paralegal through a temp agency.
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Debbie is sitting in a reception area filling out a job application for a temp agency.
Fiction book (2000) -
When you're a temp, nobody talks to you like you're a permanent resident of the planet.
Fiction book (2000) -
The 40-hour workweek is becoming less relevant as we see more subcontractors, temps, freelancers, and self-employed individuals.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
11
7.0
A person who stays in a place only for a short time
9
2.8
A person who does a job for only a short time
2
5.3
A person who works at a job for a short time
How Long
Surface Forms
Etymology
Temp is a short form of temporary, which comes from the Latin tempus meaning 'time'. A temp is someone who works for a short 'time', so the name reminds us the job is not permanent.