Hireling


[hahyuh r-ling] /ˈhaɪər lɪŋ/

noun
1.
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.
adjective
2.
serving for pay only.
3.
venal; mercenary.
/ˈhaɪəlɪŋ/
noun
1.
(derogatory) a person who works only for money, esp one paid to do something unpleasant
n.

“one who works for hire,” Old English hyrling; see hire + -ling. As an adjective by 1580s.

a labourer employed on hire for a limited time (Job 7:1; 14:6; Mark 1:20). His wages were paid as soon as his work was over (Lev. 19:13). In the time of our Lord a day’s wage was a “penny” (q.v.) i.e., a Roman denarius (Matt. 20:1-14).

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