despedido

dismissed employee; laid-off worker

noun des-peh-DEE-doh Rare

Usage Note

Despedido is the past participle of despedir used as a noun, referring to a person who has been fired or made redundant. The feminine form is despedida. Note that despedir also means 'to say goodbye' — context disambiguates: despedir a un empleado (to fire an employee) vs despedirse de alguien (to say goodbye to someone).

Examples

"Los despedidos exigen una indemnización justa."

Natural Translation

The laid-off workers are demanding fair compensation.

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