💼hireling (haɪərlɪŋ)

noun
/ˈhaɪərlɪŋ/
mercenaire (mercenaire)

Signification

A person who works for payment only, often with little loyalty or principle.
Traduction de la signification
Une personne qui travaille uniquement pour de l'argent, souvent sans loyauté réelle ou principes.
Une personne qui travaille uniquement pour de l'argent, souvent sans loyauté réelle ou principes.

Phrases d'exemple

The mercenary was dismissed as just a hireling with no real loyalty.

Le mercenaire a été renvoyé en tant que simple hireling sans véritable loyauté.
Le mercenaire a été renvoyé en tant que simple hireling sans véritable loyauté.

Synonymes

mercenary, servant, employee, laborer

Antonymes

master, employer, leader

Collocations

mere hireling, political hireling, paid hireling, loyal hireling

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