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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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  1. employees
  2. workers
Noun
  • Today, the paper operates with about 50 full-time employees and freelancers, a major decline from years past when the staff was in the hundreds.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The restaurant said employees who worked that day were vaccinated against the disease and being monitored.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of employees
Noun
  • For example, an investor could search for cities in the Sunbelt, the Midwest or specialized college towns experiencing steady inbound migration of young professionals and hybrid workers.
    — Justin Donald, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • According to new Gallup polling, 27% of US workers worry that technology will render their jobs obsolete, a new high.
    — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of workers
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“Hirelings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hirelings. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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