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hirelings

[hahyuhr-ling]

hire·ling

[hahyuhr-ling]
noun
1.
a person who works only for pay, especially in a menial or boring job, with little or no concern for the value of the work.
adjective
2.
serving for pay only.
3.
venal; mercenary.

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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

Origin:
before 1000; late Middle English hirlyng, Old English hȳrling. See hire, -ling1


1. menial, minion, flunky, lackey, retainer.

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