hireling

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

hireling
    n 1: a person who works only for money [syn: {hireling},
         {pensionary}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hireling \Hire"ling\ (h[imac]r"l[i^]ng), n. [AS. h[=y]reling.
   See {Hire}, n., and {-ling}.]
   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.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hireling \Hire"ling\, a.
   Serving for hire or wages; venal; mercenary. "Hireling
   mourners." --Dryden.
   [1913 Webster] Hire purchase agreement
   Hire purchase

from Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

Hireling
a labourer employed on hire for a limited time (Job 7:1; 14:6;
Mark 1:20). His wages were paid as soon as his work was over
(Lev. 19:13). In the time of our Lord a day's wage was a "penny"
(q.v.) i.e., a Roman denarius (Matt. 20:1-14).

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

25 Moby Thesaurus words for "hireling":
      adventurer, assistant, condottiere, drudge, employee, free lance,
      girl Friday, grub, grubber, gun, gunman, hack, hired gun,
      hired hand, hired killer, hired man, man Friday, mercenary,
      myrmidon, pensioner, professional killer, right-hand man, slavey,
      soldier of fortune, worker

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