Meaning

  1. (derogatory, usually) An employee who is hired, often to perform unpleasant tasks with little independence.
  2. (derogatory, usually) Someone who does a job purely for money, rather than out of interest in the work itself.
  3. A horse for hire.
  4. (obsolete) A prostitute.

Translations

μισθοφόρος

μίσθαρνος

alquiladiza

ücretli adam

المستأجر

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhaɪ.ə.lɪŋ/
Etymology

In summary

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. By surface analysis, hire + -ling.

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