temp

¹

[ temp ]

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.

temp.

²

abbreviation for

1. temperature.
2. temporary.
3. in the time of.

temp

¹

/ tɛmp /

noun

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

verb

1. intr to work as a temp

temp.

²

abbreviation for

1. temperate
2. temperature
3. temporary
4. tempore

Word History and Origins

Origin of temp¹

First recorded in 1930–35; by shortening

Origin of temp²

From the Latin word tempore

Word History and Origins

Origin of temp¹

(for sense 4) Latin: in the time of

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