'Hireling' definitions:

Definition of 'hireling'

(from WordNet)
noun
A person who works only for money [syn: hireling, pensionary]

Definition of 'Hireling'

From: GCIDE
  • Hireling \Hire"ling\ (h[imac]r"l[i^]ng), n. [AS. h[=y]reling. See Hire, n., and -ling.] One who is hired, or who serves for wages; esp., one whose motive and interest in serving another are wholly gainful; a mercenary. "Lewd hirelings." --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Hireling'

From: GCIDE
  • Hireling \Hire"ling\, a. Serving for hire or wages; venal; mercenary. "Hireling mourners." --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Hire purchase agreement Hire purchase

Definition of 'hireling'

From: Easton
  • Hireling 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).

Synonyms of 'hireling'

From: Moby Thesaurus