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physical worker/laborer hired to load things is called..?
The original subtitle was 'the autobiography of a coolie'. This seems to have been removed in my 1999 edition, but Tan continues to refer to himself as a coolie. The OED definition 1 is. a. In India and (later also) China: a hired labourer (esp. one employed by a European); a porter (now esp. in a railway station).
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Referees vs. References - WordReference Forums
Job applications usually have a sections that simply says"References" and like you said has lines for names and phone numbers. This is so they can call past employers, who will than give them a recommendation on why they should or should not hire you. When talking about the numbers and names you would just call them your references.
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One boy is a boy; two boys half boy; three boys no boy.
The context was a farmer that hired a local boy to do some menial task. The boy asked if his friend could come and help him with the job. The farmer said"No. If I hire a boy, I get a boy. If I hire two boys I get a half a boy. And if I hire three boys I get no boy at all." This was from a Reader's Digest from the mid 1980's.
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earlier/former/previous/before | WordReference Forums
elroy said: In most cases, you can't use"before" as an adjective."Former" means"used to be, but no longer is." Obama is a former president of the US."Earlier" and"previous" both work in your sentence. lingobingo said: Before is a preposition (or conjunction or adverb, depending on the use). The others are adjectives.
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Given vs Given that - WordReference Forums
Given is a preposition followed my a noun phrase; meaning"considering". WR example: Given his reputation, I'm not sure we should hire him. Given that is a conjunction followed by a relative (subordinate) clause, meaning"considering that". Taking the same example: Given that he's got a bad reuptation, I'm not sure we should hire him.
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Difference between to let and to rent | WordReference Forums
2. trans. To let (property) for rent or payment; to hire out to someone. Freq. with the person as indirect object. Also in extended use. 1952 E. Caldwell Sure Hand of God 81 Refuse to rent them another house. 3. trans. To pay rent for (land, buildings, etc.); to take possession of, hold, occupy, or use, by payment of rent. Also intr.
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请问employ,recruit,hire有什么区别 - 柯帕斯英语网
employ、recruit、hire 这三个词表示“雇用”、“聘用”的区别：. employ 常可与 hire 互换使用，但常用来指雇用某人做较长时间的工作或担任较重要的职位；有时也指并非初次雇用而是继续使用某人做某项工作。. 后接单宾语或复合宾语：前者通常是表示人的名词 ...
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available time or time available | WordReference Forums
Senior Member. I am going to make up two similar sentences. (1) The manager wants to hire people who have the most time available. (2) The manager wants to hire people who have the most available time. My friend thinks (1) is correct. I don't agree with him. I think (2) is correct because"available" is an adjective which modifies the noun ...
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is employed...since or has employed...since - WordReference Forums
English - United States. Oct 22, 2017. #5. firee818 said: But employ is a dynamic verb. No, in this context it's stative. (Where it instead means"to use", it's dynamic: A screwdriver was employed to loosen the jar lid. But that's a very different sense of the word, and much less common.) firee818 said:
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masculine for maid [hotel employee] - WordReference Forums
English - USA. Oct 25, 2014. #20. Also"janitor" is a common term that many people use for cleaners, and that has male connotations."Maid" almost has to be a woman."Housekeeper" is neutral but has female connotation (listeners will assume the housekeeper is female given no other cues)."Cleaner" is neutral with neutral connotations.
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