Hiwi

See also: hiwi

English

Noun

Hiwi (plural Hiwi)

  1. A member of a nomadic hunter-gatherer people of the South American flatlands.

Etymology 2

From German Hiwi, short for Hilfswilliger (“voluntary assistant, one willing to help”).

Noun

Hiwi (plural Hiwis)

  1. (historical) A foreigner who volunteered to serve the Nazis.

German

Etymology

Clipping of Hilfswilliger.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈhiːvi]
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Noun

Hiwi m (strong, genitive Hiwis, plural Hiwis)

  1. (derogatory, colloquial) unskilled worker, grunt, hand, drudge
    Synonyms: Hilfsarbeiter; (officialese) Hilfsarbeitskraft; Hilfskraft; Aushilfskraft; ungelernter Arbeiter; Geringqualifizierter

Declension
Declension of Hiwi [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Hiwi die Hiwis
genitive eines des Hiwis der Hiwis
dative einem dem Hiwi den Hiwis
accusative einen den Hiwi die Hiwis

Hyponyms
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