hireling
Example Sentences
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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
It pointed to the third verse of Francis Scott Key’s poem, which includes the line: “No refuge could save the hireling and slave from the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave.”
From Washington Times
Chinook helicopter at around 1 a.m. during fighting with the “invaders and their hirelings.”
From Washington Times
But for Donald Trump and his simpatico hirelings, politics is an entertainment channel, and power lies in controlling the programming.
From Washington Post
“Their self-definition is that they exist to get out the Americans and their hirelings.”
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
