tempnoun [ C ]
uk/temp/us/temp/informala person employed to work for a short period, especially in an office while another person is absent or when there is extra work
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Workers in general
- a man of action idiom
- beaver
- drudge
- gang
- graft
- jack-of-all-trades
- labour
- manpower
- night shift
- peon
- personnel
- plod
- relay
- staff
- staffing
- team player
- the shop floor
- tradesman
- workhorse
- working party
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temp
verb [ I ] ukus
I decided to temp for a while so that I could try different kinds of jobs.