temp
noun [ C ] informal uk/temp/ us/temp/
（尤指办公室的）临时雇员
a person employed to work for a short period, especially in an office while another person is absent or when there is extra work
I worked as a temp for a while before I got my first permanent job.
Many companies are relying more on temps and part-timers.
- More examples
- I could do nothing except carry out the work myself or employ a temp.
- Forty-seven temps were hired in late September.
- Some nurses like working as temps because they are often paid more and can refuse night and weekend work.