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/
Meaning
4 senses(derogatory, usually)An employee who is hired, often to perform unpleasant tasks with little independence.
на́ймитnájmyt
(derogatory, usually)Someone who does a job purely for money, rather than out of interest in the work itself.
на́ймитnájmyt
A horse for hire.
(obsolete)A prostitute.
More definitions
- a person who works only for money
Translations
1 languagesУкраїнська
someone hired to perform unpleasant tasks:
Origin
From Middle English hirlyng, from Old English hȳrling (“hireling, employee”), from Proto-WFrom 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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