rehire
1 of 2verb
re·hire (ˌ)rē-ˈhī(-ə)r 
rehired; rehiring
transitive verb
: to hire (someone) back into the same company or job
Her MO: She would simply quit, only to be rehired with her demands met.
Lorraine Ali
Lorraine AliNineteen employees in the front office were let go; some of those people have been rehired on a contract basis to do the same jobs. Tim Kurkjian
Tim Kurkjianrehire
2 of 2noun
re·hire ˈrē-ˌhī(-ə)r
plural rehires
1
: a person who has been rehired
Whether the employee is a new hire or a rehire is not relevant for processing the payroll. Vicki M. Lambert
Vicki M. Lambert2
: the act of rehiring a former employee or group of employees
The company has no plans for a rehire.
Word History
First Known Use
Verb
1766, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1927, in the meaning defined at sense 1
rehires 1 of 2
noun
as in callbacks
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- callbacks
- re-employments
- reemployments
- recalls
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- layoffs
- dismissals
- furloughs
- discharges
- axes
- redundancies
- firings
- boots
- pink slips
- sacks
- birds
- bum's rushes
- heave-hos
rehires
2 of 2verb
as in hires
Synonyms & Similar Words
- hires
- recruits
- jobs
- employs
- partners
- apprentices
- reengages
- retains
- reemploys
- fees
- subcontracts
- contracts
- pays
- assumes
- enlists
- engages
- lays on
- takes on
- signs (up or on)
- upgrades
- places
- promotes
- scouts
- advances
- headhunts
- keeps (on)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- fires
- dismisses
- discharges
- cans
- axes
- furloughs
- sacks
- lays off
- locks out