noun
- A worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis.
- synonyms: temp, temporary worker
adjective
- Not permanent; not lasting.
- usage: "politics is an impermanent factor of life- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing"
- synonyms: impermanent
- Lacking continuity or regularity.
- usage: "an irregular worker"; "employed on a temporary basis"
- synonyms: irregular
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