hireling
Betekenis (Engels)
- An employee who is hired, often to perform unpleasant tasks with little independence.
- Someone who does a job purely for money, rather than out of interest in the work itself.
- A horse for hire.
- (obsolete) A prostitute.
Synoniemen
staff member
job-holder
wage-earner
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈhaɪ.ə.lɪŋ/
Etymologie (Engels)
From Middle English hirlyng, from Old English hȳrling (“hireling, employee”), from Proto-West Germanic *hūʀijuling. Cognate with West Frisian hierling, Dutch huurling (“hireling, mercenary”), German Low German Hüürling, German Heuerling.
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Mosley campaigned aggressively in Ladywood; and accused Chamberlain of being a "landlords' hireling ".
Mosley voerde agressief campagne in Ladywood; en beschuldigde Chamberlain van een "verhuurders 'hireling".
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