Synonyms of hirelings

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• employees
• workers
• assistants
• laborers
• jobholders
• colleagues
• associates
• hands
• retainers
• subordinates
• underlings
• yes-men
• toilers
• flunkies
• workingmen
• cogs
• grubs
• wage earners
• navvies
• workmen
• jobbers
• wageworkers
• workingwomen
• coworkers
• hacks
• workwomen
• wage slaves
• drudges
• gandy dancers
• temps
• temporaries
• nine-to-fivers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• employers
• supervisors
• bosses
• superiors
• gaffers

Example Sentences

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