rehire

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verb

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

Nineteen 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

rehire

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noun

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

2

: the act of rehiring a former employee or group of employees

The company has no plans for a rehire.

Examples of rehire in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

At least 14 of those educators were rehired by other schools, and of those, at least 12, including Agan, still work in education, according to a review of school websites and employment records provided by schools. —Holly McDede, ProPublica, 12 May 2026

Those teachers have since been rehired on part-time pay. —Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 12 May 2026

Noun

On March 11, a Title IX decision maker recommended Haley's termination and deemed her ineligible for rehire. —Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026

White House rehiring hundreds of employees fired by DOGE | RISING The White House rehires hundreds of federal employees that were fired earlier this year during DOGE’s mass layoffs. —The Hill, 25 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1766, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1927, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for rehire

• admire
• afire
• aspire
• backfire
• esquire
• expire
• haywire
• hellfire
• inquire
• inspire
• newswire
• perspire