Definition of HIRELING

hireling

Meanings

Plural: hirelings

Noun

  • a person who works only for money
  • 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.
  • A prostitute.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Scrabble Score: 12

hireling is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
hireling is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hireling is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

hireling is a valid Words With Friends word