hireling

n. 雇工, 可被雇用者, 佣工, 雇员 a. 被雇用的

发音

UK /ˈhaɪ.ə.lɪŋ/
其它
US /ˈhaɪɹˌlɪŋ/

词形变化

hirelings 复数 hirelings

别名

hyreling

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An employee who is hired, often to perform unpleasant tasks with little independence.

    贬义
  2. 2.

    Someone who does a job purely for money, rather than out of interest in the work itself.

    贬义
  3. 3.

    A horse for hire.

  4. 4.

    A prostitute.

    废旧

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

pensionary

上位词 1

employee

词源

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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