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