/ Dictionary / Index H hireling: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: hire•ling Pronunciation: (hīr'ling), [key] — n. a person who works only for pay, esp. in a menial or boring job, with little or no concern for the value of the work. —adj. serving for pay only. venal; mercenary. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: hireling (Thesaurus) hired hand hire-purchase system Related Content Daily Word Quiz: immense Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language