HIRELING

n. a.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

One who is hired, or who serves for wages; esp., one whose motive and interest in serving another are wholly gainful; a mercenary. "Lewd hirelings." Milton.

2.
a.

Serving for hire or wages; venal; mercenary. "Hireling mourners." Dryden.


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