Hiwi

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A member of a nomadic hunter-gatherer people of the South American flatlands.
  2. 2
    A foreigner who volunteered to serve the Nazis. historical

Etymology

From German Hiwi, short for Hilfswilliger (“voluntary assistant, one willing to help”).

Related phrases

hunter gatherersouth america

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