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hireling
[ hahyuhr-ling ]
noun
- a person who works only for pay, especially in a menial or boring job, with little or no concern for the value of the work.
Synonyms: , , , ,
adjective
- serving for pay only.
- venal; mercenary.
hireling
/ ˈɪəɪŋ /
noun
- derogatory.a person who works only for money, esp one paid to do something unpleasant
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hireling1
Example Sentences
The real-life Donald, as president, typically had a hireling do the deed, sent a letter to the media or simply tweeted the news.
We always hear the first stanza, but in the third stanza there's a line that goes, "No refuge could save the hireling and slave from the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave."
But after her hireling turned protege persuaded Deborah to revamp her act by making it more personal and intimate, the comedy veteran decided she needed to take her new show on the road.
According to Stevenson University, a debate has raged about the meaning of the line "hireling and slave" and whether it flatly has racist tones or a "rhetorical tool."
“No refuge could save the hireling and slave / From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave.”
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