What is another word for hirelings?

Pronunciation: [hˈa͡ɪ͡əlɪŋz] (IPA)

Hirelings refer to people who work for someone by receiving a payment in exchange, often without a strong commitment or loyalty to the employer. The term "hirelings" can be replaced by a variety of synonyms depending on the context, such as employees, workers, staff, laborers, hands, or hired help. Other synonyms can include freelancers, temp workers, contract employees, or contingent workers. The use of these synonyms can often depend on the specific nature of the work or the industry. Regardless of the term used, the idea of hiring someone for work remains a common practice in many fields and industries.

Usage examples for Hirelings

It will be remembered that in their first venture as hirelings of the Peary propaganda, they balked at the north-east ridge, without making a serious attempt.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
No one but his hirelings were near, and it was no innate, dormant worth or goodness which stayed his hand.
"The Man from Jericho"
Edwin Carlile Litsey
They came originally as hirelings from distant provinces to help with the harvest, and had never returned.
"The Song of Songs"
Hermann Sudermann

Famous quotes with Hirelings

  • The very hirelings of the press, whose trade it is to buoy up the spirits of the people. have uttered falsehoods so long, they have played off so many tricks, that their budget seems, at last, to be quite empty.
    William Cobbett
  • The very hirelings of the press, whose trade it is to buoy up the spirits of the people. have uttered falsehoods so long, they have played off so many tricks, that their budget seems, at last, to be quite empty.
    William Cobbett

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