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Definition hireling

Etymology

From Middle English hirling, hyrling, from Old English h?rling (“hireling, employee”), from Proto-Germanic *h?rij?lingaz (“hireling”) (from *h?rij?), equivalent to hire +‎ -ling. Cognate with West Frisian hierling, Dutch huurling (“hireling, mercenary”), German Low German Hüürling, German Heuerling.

Noun

hireling (plural hirelings)

1. (usually derogatory) An employee who is hired, often to perform unpleasant tasks with little independence.
2. (usually derogatory) Someone who does a job purely for money, rather than out of interest in the work itself.
3. A horse for hire.
4. (obsolete) A prostitute.

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