English-Thai Dictionary

hireling

N คน ที่ทำงาน รับจ้าง  laborer menial boss employer kon-ti-tam-ngan-rab-jang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HIRELING

n.One who is hired, or who serves for wages. 1. A mercenary; a prostitute.

 

HIRELING

a.Serving for wages; venal; mercenary; employed for money or other compensation. A tedious crew
Of hireling mourners.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HIRELING

Hire "ling, n. Etym: [AS. h. See Hire, n., and -ling. ]

 

Defn: One who is hired, or who serves for wages; esp. , one whose motive and interest in serving another are wholly gainful; a mercenary. "Lewd hirelings." Milton.

 

HIRELING

HIRELING Hire "ling, a.

 

Defn: Serving for hire or wages; venal; mercenary. "Hireling mourners." Dryden.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

hireling

hire ling |ˈhīrliNG ˈhaɪ (ə )rlɪŋ | ▶noun chiefly derogatory a person employed to undertake menial work. • a person who works purely for material reward: the government's paid hirelings assure us that we're on our way out of recession. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from hire + -ling, on the pattern of Dutch huurling.

 

Oxford Dictionary

hireling

hire |ling |ˈhʌɪəlɪŋ | ▶noun chiefly derogatory a person employed to do menial work: he is a poorly paid hireling of a wealthy white woman. • a person who works purely for material reward: the government's paid hirelings assure us that we're on our way out of recession. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from hire + -ling, on the pattern of Dutch huurling.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

hireling

hire ling /háɪə r lɪŋ /名詞 C ｟非難して ｠金目当てにどんな事でもする人 (!道義に反することも行うことを暗示 ) .