rehire
1 of 2verb
re·hire (ˌ)rē-ˈhī(-ə)r 
rehired; rehiring
transitive verb
: to hire (someone) back into the same company or job
Her MO: She would simply quit, only to be rehired with her demands met.
Lorraine Ali
Lorraine AliNineteen employees in the front office were let go; some of those people have been rehired on a contract basis to do the same jobs. Tim Kurkjian
Tim Kurkjianrehire
2 of 2noun
re·hire ˈrē-ˌhī(-ə)r
plural rehires
1
: a person who has been rehired
Whether the employee is a new hire or a rehire is not relevant for processing the payroll. Vicki M. Lambert
Vicki M. Lambert2
: the act of rehiring a former employee or group of employees
The company has no plans for a rehire.
Word History
First Known Use
Verb
1766, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1927, in the meaning defined at sense 1
rehired
verb
as in reemployed
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- reemployed
- hired
- employed
- re-employed
- recruited
- reengaged
- retained
- re-engaged
- paid
- jobbed
- subcontracted
- engaged
- laid on
- apprenticed
- partnered
- contracted
- assumed
- enlisted
- took on
- promoted
- placed
- feed
- upgraded
- signed (up or on)
- headhunted
- scouted
- advanced
- kept (on)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- fired
- dismissed
- discharged
- sacked
- canned
- axed
- laid off
- furloughed
- locked out