单词 | hireling |
释义 | hireling (once / 4052 pages) n A hireling is someone doing a job solely for the money. The work they do is therefore tainted. A hit man might be dismissed as a hireling by the FBI, who wants to go after the mafia boss who is hiring the murderer. If you have been raised with the idea that there is dignity in hard work of any kind, it may be hard to understand the negative connotations associated with the word hireling. Like mercenary, it implies that some jobs should be done only out of moral conviction––a hireling will never have the right attitude or love to do things right. WORD FAMILYhireling: hirelings USAGE EXAMPLESThe third section states: "No refuge could save the hireling and slave / From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave ..." Los Angeles Times(Sep 06, 2016) The third stanza reads, ‘No refuge could save the hireling and slave, From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave.’ Salon(Sep 02, 2016) He followed his usual pattern of denial, then lies, then finger-pointing, then name-calling and ultimately blaming a hireling. Washington Post(Jul 22, 2016) n a person who works only for money Syn|Hyper pensionary employee a worker who is hired to perform a job |
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