temp n.2
a temporary worker, usu. a secretary; also attrib.
![]() | ‘Speech in the Post Office’ AS VII:4 278: A temp, a part-timer. | |
![]() | Dear ‘Herm’ 101: So I have a new ‘Tempo’ who looks O.K. as a girl Friday. | |
![]() | Too Many Crooks Spoil the Caper 194: I’m a temp from the Bizzy Bee secretarial agency. | |
![]() | Is That It? 67: Daphne earned a fair wage typing as a temp. | |
![]() | Corner (1998) 405: He’d filled out a few applications at some of the temp places too. |