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Hiwi
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hiwi
English
Etymology 1
Noun
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A member of a nomadic hunter-gatherer people of the South American flatlands.
Etymology 2
From en de Hiwi, short for de Hilfswilliger voluntary assistant, one willing to help.
Noun
en historical A foreigner who volunteered to serve the Nazis.
German
Etymology
de Hilfswilliger.
Pronunciation
de [ˈhiːvi]
de De-Hiwi.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,,s
de pejorative colloquial unskilled worker, grunt, hand, drudge
de Hilfsarbeiter ; Hilfsarbeitskraft<q:officialese> ; Hilfskraft ; Aushilfskraft ; ungelernter Arbeiter ; Geringqualifizierter
Declension
m,,s
Hyponyms
de Produktionshelfer factory hand
de Erntehelfer
de Bauhelfer