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hireling

hireling · hirelings

An employee who is hired, often to perform unpleasant tasks with little independenceAn employee who is hired, often to perform unpleasant tasks with little independence.

UK/ˈhaɪ.ə.lɪŋ/US/ˈhaɪɹˌlɪŋ/

Значення

значень: 4

(зневажливе, зазвичай)An employee who is hired, often to perform unpleasant tasks with little independence.
на́ймитnájmyt
(зневажливе, зазвичай)Someone who does a job purely for money, rather than out of interest in the work itself.
на́ймитnájmyt
A horse for hire.
(застаріле)A prostitute.

Ще визначення

a person who works only for money

Переклади

мов: 1

Українська

someone hired to perform unpleasant tasks:

Походження

From Middle English hirlyng, from Old English hȳrling (“hireling, employee”), from Proto-W

From Middle English hirlyng, from Old English hȳrling (“hireling, employee”), from Proto-West Germanic *hūʀijuling. Cognate with West Frisian hierling, Dutch huurling (“hireling, mercenary”), German Low German Hüürling,

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