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hire-purchase system
nounB2
/ˌhaɪə ˈpɜː.tʃəs ˌsɪs.təm/A system of buying goods by paying in regular installments, with ownership transferring only after the final payment.
hired gun
nounC1
/ˌhaɪəd ˈɡʌn/A mercenary, literally a person hired to use a gun.
hired hand
nounC1/C2
/ˌhaɪəd ˈhænd/A person who is employed to perform physical labour, often on a temporary or seasonal basis, especially on a farm.
hiree
nounLow
/ˌhaɪəˈriː/A person who has been hired; a newly appointed employee.
hireling
adjectivenounC2
/ˈhaɪə.lɪŋ/a person who works for money, especially one considered to lack personal commitment or integrity.
hiri motu
nounVery Low (outside Papua New Guinea)
/ˌhɪri ˈməʊtuː/An official language of Papua New Guinea, a simplified form of Motu used historically for trade.
hiring hall
nounC2
/ˈhaɪə.rɪŋ hɔːl/A place, typically run by a labor union, where employers come to find and hire workers, especially those with specific trade skills.
hiring-fair
nounRare
/ˈhaɪərɪŋ ˌfeə/A historical event, traditionally held annually in a market town, where farm workers and domestic servants would gather to be hired for the coming year by prospective employers.
hirohito
nounLow
/ˌhɪrəˈhiːtəʊ/The name of the 124th Emperor of Japan, who reigned from 1926 to 1989.
hiroshige
nounLow
/ˌhɪərəʊˈʃiːɡeɪ/A proper noun referring to the Japanese ukiyo-e artist Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), famous for his landscape prints.
hiroshima
nounC1
/ˌhɪr.əˈʃiː.mə/A major city in western Japan, located on the island of Honshu.
hirple
nounverbrare
/ˈhɜːp(ə)l/to walk with a limp or in a hobbling manner
hirsch
nounVery Low
/hɜːʃ/A German surname, or occasionally an anglicized spelling of the German word for 'deer' or 'stag'.
hirst
nounExtremely low / Obsolete / Dialectal
/hɜːst/A now rare, chiefly British dialectal term for a barren or sandy ridge of land, or a hillock, especially one suitable for drying nets.
hirsutism
nounLow
/ˈhɜː.sjʊ.tɪ.zəm/Excessive hair growth on the body or face in women in locations where hair is typically minimal or absent.
hirudin
nounLow
/ˈhɪrʊdɪn/A naturally occurring peptide anticoagulant substance secreted by leeches in their saliva.
hirudinea
nounC2
/ˌhɪrʊˈdɪnɪə/A class of annelid worms comprising the leeches.
hirudinean
adjectivenounC2
/ˌhɪrʊˈdɪnɪən/relating to or resembling leeches.
hispania
nounLow (C1/C2)
/hɪˈspɑː.nɪ.ə/The Latin name for the Iberian Peninsula, which encompassed the territories of modern Spain and Portugal.
hispanic
adjectivenounMedium
/hɪˈspanɪk/Relating to Spain or Spanish-speaking countries, especially those in Latin America.

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