Hiwi

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noun

A member of a nomadic hunter-gatherer people of the South American flatlands.

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Meanings

Hiwi1

nounHiwi (plural Hiwi)
  1. A member of a nomadic hunter-gatherer people of the South American flatlands.

Hiwi2

nounHiwi (plural Hiwis)

plural Hiwis

  1. historicalA foreigner who volunteered to serve the Nazis.

Origin

  1. GermanHiwi
  2. EnglishHiwi

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

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APA

Hiwi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hiwi

MLA

“Hiwi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hiwi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hiwi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hiwi.

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