verb
- past tense and past participle of hire; employed someone for wages or engaged someone’s services for payment
adjective
- employed for payment; working for wages
Examples
- The company hired three new engineers last month.
- She was hired as a marketing manager after the interview.
- They hired a professional photographer for the wedding.
- The hired workers completed the project on schedule.
- He hired a lawyer to handle his legal case.
- The restaurant hired additional staff for the busy season.
- We hired a babysitter for Saturday night.