Adjective: temporary 'tem-pu,re-ree [N. Amer], tem-p(u-)ru-ree or tem-pu-ree [Brit]
- Not permanent; not lasting
"a temporary arrangement"; "temporary housing";
- impermanent
- Lacking continuity or regularity
"employed on a temporary basis";
- irregular
- A worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis
"The company hired several temporaries to handle the increased workload during the holiday season";
- temp [informal], temporary worker, casual [Brit], casual worker
Derived forms: temporaries
See also: acting, ephemeral, episodic, episodical, evanescent, fly-by-night, fugacious, here today and gone tomorrow [informal], here today gone tomorrow [informal], improvised, interim, jury-rigged, makeshift, part-time, passing, permanence, permanency, pro tem, pro tempore, shipboard, short-lived, temporal, terminable, transient, transitory, unstable, working
Type of: worker
Encyclopedia: Temporary