hire·ling /ˈhaɪ(ə)rlɪŋ/
(a.)被工作的;專為金錢的
Hire·ling n. 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.”
Hire·ling, a. Serving for hire or wages; venal; mercenary. “Hireling mourners.”
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hireling
n : a person who works only for money [syn: pensionary]
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).