Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hireling"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hireling \Hire"ling\ (-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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hireling \Hire"ling\, a.
Serving for hire or wages; venal; mercenary. ``Hireling
mourners.'' --Dryden.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
hireling
n : a person who works only for money [syn: {pensionary}]
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