Hireling
11hireling — noun Date: before 12th century a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives …
12hireling — /huyeur ling/, n. 1. a person who works only for pay, esp. in a menial or boring job, with little or no concern for the value of the work. adj. 2. serving for pay only. 3. venal; mercenary. [bef. 1000; late ME hirlyng, OE hyrling. See HIRE,… …
13Hireling — A labourer employed on hire for a limited time (Job 7:1; 14:6; Mark 1:20). His wages were paid as soon as his work was over (Lev. 19:13). In the time of our Lord a day s wage was a penny (q.v.) i.e., a Roman denarius (Matt. 20:1 14) …
14hireling — Synonyms and related words: adventurer, assistant, condottiere, drudge, employee, free lance, girl Friday, grub, grubber, gun, gunman, hack, hired gun, hired hand, hired killer, hired man, man Friday, mercenary, myrmidon, pensioner, professional… …
15hireling — 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 …
16hireling — hire|ling [ˈhaıəlıŋ US ˈhaır ] n old fashioned someone who will work for anyone who will pay them used to show disapproval …
17hireling — hire·ling || haɪə(r)lɪŋ n. paid worker; hired hand …
18hireling — noun chiefly derogatory a person employed to undertake menial work, especially on a casual basis …
19hireling — I. n. 1. Mercenary, hired soldier. 2. Hired servant. II. a. Mercenary, venal …
20hireling — noun (C) someone who will work for anyone who is willing to pay …
