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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Recent Examples of hirelings In October, studio hirelings with sound cameras and recording devices descended on suburbs around Los Angeles and smaller southern California towns and asked voters to voice their political preferences. — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Two employees alleged that SKDK, a public affairs firm first hired by UCLA amid turmoil during pro-Palestinian protests, was used to pitch news coverage of Osako’s 2024 reappointment.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Eiffel Tower workers protested with a one-day strike after tower management allegedly replaced some women employees for the duration of a 20-minute visit by monks from the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, or BAPS.

— Bhakti Mamtora, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Containment efforts have also been hamstrung by insecurity, displacement, a health workers' strike and intense population movements.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
How the Saver’s Match will work The new Saver’s Match is part of an ongoing broader effort to help workers save for retirement.

— Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

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