temporary
2
5.3
- noun
- /ˈtɛmpəˌrɛri/
:
empleado temporal
- The company hired several temporaries to help manage the increased workload during the holiday season.
Examples
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They're issuing temporaries for that R and D, as far as I know.
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At any given time, because of turnover, most facilities I questioned were short-staffed and were attempting to fill the gap with agency temporaries.
Academic text (2002) -
Tobias Temporary Services sent me.
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" Still, it's mostly kids and temporaries on Sunday.
Fiction book (1991) -
Sometimes the temporaries pay off.
Fiction book (1991) -
The summer temporaries, me included, thought he was the smartest man in the universe.
Fiction book (2000) -
When the porcelain veneers are ready, your dentist will remove your temporaries and bond the veneers to your teeth.
Blog text (8) -
As a temporary, she was assigned to various departments whenever there was a staff shortage.
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Many students work as temporaries during the summer to gain experience and earn some extra money.
Synonyms
119
3.8
A person who works for a short time to fill someone else's job or help during busy periods
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
4
5.6
A person who works only sometimes and is not a permanent employee
Compounds
- Formal
3
9.1
A court order that stops changes and protects things until the case ends
- NSFW
A short connection used for a limited time while waiting for a permanent one
How Long
- Formal
2
3.7
354
3.9
2
5.3
- UK
4
5.6
- Informal
119
3.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
Temporary as a noun comes from the same root tempor- 'time', so a 'temporary' is a person who works for only a short or limited 'time'.