Hiwi

See also: hiwi

English

Etymology 1

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]

• Audio:

  (file)

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

• Produktionshelfer (factory hand)
• Erntehelfer
• Bauhelfer