HIRELINGS Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

hirelings

noun

plural of hireling

as in employees

one who works for another for wages or a salary demanded to speak to the store's owner and not one of his hirelings

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The big story This photograph taken on November 5, 2025 shows employees inspecting photovoltaic (PV) cells used in solar panels at an Adani Group factory in Gujarat’s port city of Mundra.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
Airlines, airports, investors and employees own the remaining shares in the public-private partnership.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of employees

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As emeritus astronauts, Wiseman and Glover will donate their time to train and mentor NASA workers and share their knowledge for future moon missions.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
As Jacob Coxon prepared to exit AI company Anthropic on Tuesday, the researcher issued a warning to his co-workers.

— Rob Wile, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026

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