Standard Synonyms
For hire
Available to be hired
Mercenary
Slang Synonyms
Jerk
Douchebag
Asshole
Dickhead
Fucking idiot
Academic Synonyms
Employee
People who work for someone else
Wages worker
Worker hired on a temporary basis
Day laborer
Old English Synonyms
Slave
Drudge
Bondsman
Servant
Worker
Regional Synonyms
Industry-specific Synonyms
Antonyms
Meaning
a person who is paid to do a job, especially one who is not interested in the job or does it badly
Definition
a person who is paid to do a particular job, especially one who is not interested in the job or does it only for the money
Example Sentences
1. The need for extra hirelings during the harvest season is always a challenge for farmers.
2. The new hirelings were not well trained and caused more problems than they solved.
3. The King had many fine knights in his service, but also relied on lowly hirelings to do the more menial tasks.
4. The thieves had hired a group of hirelings to help them with their heist.
5. The evil lord had many dark creatures in his employ, but also made use of human hirelings when necessary.