HIRELING Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

hireling

noun

ˈhī(-ə)r-liŋ

Definition of hireling

as in employee

one who works for another for wages or a salary demanded to speak to the store's owner and not one of his hirelings

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Recent Examples of hireling Neither should some assistant DA hireling be allowed to forgo appropriate punishment under state law. — Star Tribune, 8 Dec. 2020 Like Sade, Epstein had hirelings to procure his victims. — Mitchell Abidor, The New York Review of Books, 12 Feb. 2020 Not since Carson Palmer has one of Mike Brown’s hirelings had the emperor in such a headlock. — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 2 Jan. 2018 This dangerous idea is being pushed by Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater, a U.S. contracting firm whose private security hirelings famously shot up civilians in Baghdad. — Trudy Rubin, Philly.com, 18 Aug. 2017 See All Example Sentences for hireling

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In May, the EEOC filed a discrimination lawsuit against the New York Times alleging discrimination against a white male employee, which the Times has rejected as politically motivated.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Others said employees should come into the office and experience what could be one of Atlanta’s most significant moments on the global stage.

— Carson Bonner, AJC.com, 1 July 2026

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And as many companies continue to prioritize in-person workers for promotions, this gap will likely widen even further over time.

— Colleen Batchelder, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
But this year, the union, which covers nine bargaining units and represents nearly 100,000 state workers, is not currently scheduled to receive a raise this summer.

— William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026

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