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hireling definition

hire·ling (hīr′liŋ)

noun

a person who is for hire; esp., one who will follow anyone's orders for pay; mercenary

Etymology: hire + -ling

adjective

of or like a hireling; mercenary

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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