hireling
noun [C] /ˈhaɪə.lɪŋ/
/ˈhaɪr-/ UK disapprovingDefinition
› someone who has been persuaded by an offer of money to do an unpleasant or unpopular job: He's not the boss, he's just a hireling employed to do the dirty work.Employees and colleagues
(Definition of hireling noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- appointee noun
- associate noun (FRIEND)
- career woman noun
- co-worker noun
- colleague noun
- compatriot noun
- employee noun
- incumbent noun
- man noun (MALE)
- mate noun (HELPER)
- new blood noun
- new broom noun
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- working man/woman/person noun
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