hireling

UK
/ˈhaɪəlɪŋ/
US
/ˈhaɪərlɪŋ/

Übersetzungen

hirelingsubstantiv
hirelings
Pl.
UK
/ˈhaɪəlɪŋ/
US
/ˈhaɪərlɪŋ/
The company hired a hireling to complete the project.
Компания наняла наёмника для завершения проекта.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
наёмный служащий
наёмный работник
hirelingadjektiv
more hireling
Komp.
most hireling
Super.
UK
/ˈhaɪə.lɪŋ/
US
/ˈhaɪɚ.lɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe persons or things motivated solely by pay; mercenary.

Definitionen

hirelingsubstantiv
A person who works purely for material reward, especially one who is willing to perform tasks that are considered unethical or undesirable.
The mercenary was seen as nothing more than a hireling, willing to fight for whichever side paid him the most.
An employee who is hired for a specific task or job, often with the implication that they are not particularly loyal or committed to the organization.
The company brought in a hireling to manage the project temporarily until a permanent manager could be found.
hirelingadjektiv
Serving only for pay; mercenary; lacking loyalty or principle.
The regime relied on hireling soldiers who would abandon the cause as soon as the money stopped.