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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