[ noun ] a person who works only for money <noun.person>
Hireling \Hire"ling\, a. Serving for hire or wages; venal; mercenary. ``Hireling mourners.'' --Dryden.
Hireling \Hire"ling\ (h[imac]r"l[i^]ng), n. [AS. h[=y]reling. See {Hire}, n., and {-ling}.] 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.'' --Milton.