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    hireling
    /ˈhʌɪəlɪŋ/

    noun

    • 1. a person employed to do menial work: derogatory "the poorly paid hirelings in their shabby clothes"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHIRELING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    A hireling is someone who does an unpleasant or unpopular job for money. Learn how to use this word in sentences and find out its synonyms and antonyms.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › hirelingHIRELING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    A hireling is a person who works only for pay, especially in a menial or boring job, with little or no concern for the value of the work. See the origin, synonyms, and example sentences of this derogatory term.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hirelingHireling Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    A hireling is a person who works for wages and usually for no other reason. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and usage of hireling from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHIRELING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A hireling is a person who works only for money, especially in a menial or unpleasant job, with little or no concern for the value of the work. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and related terms from Collins English Dictionary.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › hirelingHireling - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A hireling is someone doing a job solely for the money. Hirelings have a bad rap because they don’t do anything out of the goodness of their hearts; they work only for cold hard cash.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › hirelingHireling - definition of hireling by The Free Dictionary

    A hireling is a person who works only for money, especially in a menial or unpleasant job. Find the origin, usage, and translations of the word hireling from various sources, such as dictionaries and thesaurus.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishhireling noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of hireling noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.