temp

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noun
  1. an office worker hired, usually through an agency on a per diem basis, for a short period of time; a temporary worker.

verb (used without object)
  1. to work on a per diem basis or as a temporary employee.

Origin of temp

1
First recorded in 1930–35; by shortening

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Other definitions for temp. (2 of 2)

temp.

abbreviation
  1. temperature.

  2. temporary.

  1. in the time of.

Origin of temp.

2
From the Latin word tempore

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British Dictionary definitions for temp (1 of 2)

temp

/ (tɛmp) informal /


noun
  1. a person, esp a typist or other office worker, employed on a temporary basis

verb
  1. (intr) to work as a temp

British Dictionary definitions for temp. (2 of 2)

temp.

abbreviation for
  1. temperate

  2. temperature

  1. temporary

  2. tempore

Origin of temp.

2
(for sense 4) Latin: in the time of

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