temp

temp
[[t]te̱mp[/t]]
temps, temping
1) N-COUNT A temp is a person who is employed by an agency that sends them to work in different offices for short periods of time, for example to replace someone who is ill or on holiday.
2) VERB: only cont If someone is temping, they are working as a temp.

Like so many aspiring actresses, she ended up waiting tables and temping in office jobs...

Mrs Reynolds has been temping since losing her job.


English dictionary. 2008.

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