"Hiwi" meaning in English

See Hiwi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: Hiwi [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|Hiwi}} Hiwi (plural Hiwi)
  1. A member of a nomadic hunter-gatherer people of the South American flatlands.
    Sense id: en-Hiwi-en-noun-iefrwkrx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: Hiwis [plural]
Etymology: From German Hiwi, short for Hilfswilliger (“voluntary assistant, one willing to help”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Hiwi}} German Hiwi Head templates: {{en-noun}} Hiwi (plural Hiwis)
  1. (historical) A foreigner who volunteered to serve the Nazis. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Hiwi-en-noun-k8D5m4xe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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