hireling (Meaning)
hireling (n)
a person who works only for money
hireling (n.)
One who is hired, or who serves for wages; esp., one whose motive and interest in serving another are wholly gainful; a mercenary.
hireling (a.)
Serving for hire or wages; venal; mercenary.
Synonyms & Antonyms of hireling
hireling Sentence Examples
- The politician hired a team of hirelings to spread propaganda during the election.
- The company hired seasonal hirelings to handle the influx of holiday orders.
- The king's hirelings carried his every command, regardless of its morality.
- The detective employed a hireling to infiltrate the criminal organization.
- The farmer hired day laborers, who were essentially hirelings for agricultural work.
- The politician hired a speechwriter to craft his speeches, essentially making the writer a hireling.
- The mob boss employed a cadre of hirelings to carry out his violent orders.
- The corporation hired a lobbyist, a type of hireling who influenced politicians on their behalf.
- The CEO took advantage of the company's overseas hirelings, who often worked under precarious conditions.
- The reporter hired a private investigator, a hireling who gathered information for her articles.
FAQs About the word hireling
a person who works only for moneyOne who is hired, or who serves for wages; esp., one whose motive and interest in serving another are wholly gainful; a mercena
employee,employe, worker, colleague, jobholder, retainer,assistant, associate, laborer, flunkey
employer,employer,boss, boss, supervisor, gaffer, gaffer, supervisor,superior, superior
The politician hired a team of hirelings to spread propaganda during the election.
The company hired seasonal hirelings to handle the influx of holiday orders.
The king's hirelings carried his every command, regardless of its morality.
The detective employed a hireling to infiltrate the criminal organization.
