noun
- a person who works for wages, especially one hired for a specific task or period; a mercenary worker
Usage: often carries a negative or dismissive connotation, suggesting the person is motivated only by money rather than loyalty or principle
Examples
- The company hired several hirelings to complete the construction project on time.
- He dismissed the consultant as a mere hireling with no genuine interest in the company's success.
- The general accused his rival of being nothing but a hireling for a foreign power.
- Unlike the dedicated staff, the hirelings left as soon as their contracts ended.
- She refused to be treated as a hireling and demanded to be recognized as a true partner in the business.