malemploy
English
Etymology
mal- + employ
Verb
malemploy (third-person singular simple present malemploys, present participle malemploying, simple past and past participle malemployed)
- To 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.
Related terms
- malemployment
Anagrams
- polylemma