hireling
pronunciation
How to pronounce hireling in British English:
UK [ˈhaɪəlɪŋ]
How to pronounce hireling in American English:
US [ˈhaɪərlɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- a person who works only for money
Word Origin
- hireling (n.)
- "one who works for hire," Old English hyrling; see hire + -ling. As an adjective by 1580s.
Example
- 1. Are not his days also like the days of an hireling ?
- 2. The horse is only a hireling .
- 3. He had no authority ; he was merely a hireling .
- 4. The hireling works for a shop .
- 5. 3 He flees because he is a hireling and it does not matter to him concerning the sheep .