malemploy en · VERB
Etymology
From mal- + employ.
Meanings
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(transitive) To hire (somebody for work or a job) for which the person is overqualified or overeducated.
Yesterday our local restaurant malemployed a new waitress with a degree in astrophysics.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| malemployed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| malemployed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| malemploys | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| malemploying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |