hireling

Example Sentences

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The real-life Donald, as president, typically had a hireling do the deed, sent a letter to the media or simply tweeted the news.

From Los Angeles Times

We always hear the first stanza, but in the third stanza there's a line that goes, "No refuge could save the hireling and slave from the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave."

From Salon

But after her hireling turned protege persuaded Deborah to revamp her act by making it more personal and intimate, the comedy veteran decided she needed to take her new show on the road.

From Washington Post

According to Stevenson University, a debate has raged about the meaning of the line "hireling and slave" and whether it flatly has racist tones or a "rhetorical tool."

From Fox News

“No refuge could save the hireling and slave / From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave.”

From Washington Post