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单词 hireling
释义 hireling
 /huyeur"ling/,  n.  
  1. a person who works only for pay, esp. in a menial or boring job, with little or no concern for the value of the work.
  adj.  
  2. serving for pay only.
  3. venal; mercenary.
 [bef. 1000; late ME hirlyng, OE hyrling. See HIRE, -LING1]
 Syn. 1. menial, minion, flunky, lackey, retainer.
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