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hireling

UK
/ˈhaɪəlɪŋ/
US
/ˈhaɪərlɪŋ/

Translations

hirelingnoun
hirelings
pl
UK
/ˈhaɪəlɪŋ/
US
/ˈhaɪərlɪŋ/
The company hired a hireling to complete the project.
Компания наняла наёмника для завершения проекта.
Additional translations
наёмный служащий
поденщик
наёмный работник
Synonyms
employee
underling
subordinate
assistant
laborer
worker
mercenary
hirelingadjective
more hireling
Comp.
most hireling
Super.
UK
/ˈhaɪə.lɪŋ/
US
/ˈhaɪɚ.lɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe persons or things motivated solely by pay; mercenary.
Synonyms
contracted
for-hire
mercenary
paid
hired

Definitions

hirelingnoun
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.
hirelingadjective
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.
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