malemploy

English

Etymology

From mal- +‎ employ.

Verb

malemploy (third-person singular simple present malemploys, present participle malemploying, simple past and past participle malemployed)

To hire (somebody for work or a job) for which the person is overqualified or overeducated.
Yesterday our local restaurant malemployed a new waitress with a degree in astrophysics.

Related terms

malemployment

Anagrams

polylemma