Hireling (Noun)
Meaning
A person who works only for money.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The mercenary was just a hireling, willing to fight for anyone who paid him enough.
- Many of the artists she hired were just hirelings, they didn't truly care about the project.
- The company's strategy was to staff its mine with hirelings from neighboring towns, rather than local residents.
- As a hireling, he didn't mind working long hours as long as his paychecks kept getting bigger.
- The assassin was a hireling, willing to take out anyone for the right price.