GRE Word List

HIRELING

a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives

The meaning of the word hireling is a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives.

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stem_fromarise from; originate from
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allayto subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate
memorialserving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
meditationa discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation
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supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious
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