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verbmalemploy (third-person singular simple present malemploys, present participle malemploying, simple past and past participle malemployed)
present singular third person malemploys · participle present malemploying · participle past malemployed · past malemployed
- transitiveTo 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.
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APA
malemploy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malemploy
MLA
“malemploy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malemploy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “malemploy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malemploy.
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