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- [hahyuh r-ling]
- /ˈhaɪər lɪŋ/
- /ˈhaɪə.lɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hahyuh r-ling]
- /ˈhaɪər lɪŋ/
Definitions of hireling word
- noun hireling 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. 1
- adjective hireling serving for pay only. 1
- adjective hireling venal; mercenary. 1
- noun hireling A person employed to undertake menial work. 1
- noun hireling one who works for money alone 1
- countable noun hireling If you refer to someone as a hireling, you disapprove of them because they do not care who they work for and they are willing to do illegal or immoral things as long as they are paid. 0
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Origin of hireling
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; late Middle English hirlyng, Old English hȳrling. See hire, -ling1
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Parts of speech for Hireling
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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hireling popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
hireling usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hireling
noun hireling
- worker — a person or thing that works.
- laborer — a person engaged in work that requires bodily strength rather than skill or training: a laborer in the field.
- aide — An aide is an assistant to someone who has an important job, especially in government or in the armed forces.
- hack — to place (something) on a hack, as for drying or feeding.
- employee — A person employed for wages or salary, especially at nonexecutive level.
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