hireling

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

hirelings

1.
(derogatory, usually)(usually derogatory) An employee who is hired, often to perform unpleasant tasks with little independence.
2.
(derogatory, usually)(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.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

flunky lackey mercenary

Cùng gốc / liên quan

underling

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English hirlyng, from Old English hȳrling (hireling, employee), from *hūʀijuling. Cognate with hierling, huurling, Hüürling, Heuerling. By surface analysis, hire + -ling.