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hireling (noun)

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  • hireling — ► NOUN chiefly derogatory ▪ a person who is hired, especially for morally dubious or illegal work …   English terms dictionary

  • hireling — noun /ˈhaɪrˌlɪŋ/ a) an employee who is hired, often to perform unpleasant tasks with little independence When my poor James was in the smallpox, did I allow any hireling to nurse him? b) someone who does a job purely for money, rather than out of …   Wiktionary

  • hireling — noun Date: before 12th century a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • hireling — noun chiefly derogatory a person employed to undertake menial work, especially on a casual basis …   English new terms dictionary

  • hireling — noun (C) someone who will work for anyone who is willing to pay …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • hireling — UK [ˈhaɪə(r)lɪŋ] / US [ˈhaɪrlɪŋ] noun [countable] Word forms hireling : singular hireling plural hirelings mainly literary someone who is willing to do unpleasant or illegal jobs for people in order to earn money …   English dictionary

  • hireling — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. mercenary, henchman, minion, servant. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. hack, worker, aide; see employee , laborer , worker . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun One who is employed by another: employee, jobholder …   English dictionary for students

  • hireling — /ˈhaɪəlɪŋ / (say huyuhling) noun 1. (derogatory) someone working for payment. 2. a mercenary. –adjective 3. venal; mercenary. {hire + ling1} …  

  • pensionary — noun (plural aries) Date: 1536 pensioner; especially hireling • pensionary adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • pensioner — noun Date: 15th century 1. a person who receives or lives on a pension 2. obsolete a. gentleman at arms b. retainer c. mercenary, hireling …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • creature — noun 1) the earth and its creatures Syn: animal, beast, brute; living thing, living being; informal critter, varmint 2) you re such a lazy creature! Syn: person, individual, human being, character, soul …   Thesaurus of popular words

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