hired

hired · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense and past participle of "hire"; employed someone for wages.

  2. 2.

    Employed for payment; paid to do a job.

  3. 3.

    (British) Rented or paid for temporary use.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    hired gun — a mercenary; a person paid to fight or do disreputable work
  • •
    hired hand — a paid worker, especially a farm laborer
  • •
    hired help — paid domestic workers or employees

Related words

Antonyms: dismissed, fired, released
See also: employed, hire, hiring, recruited
Synonyms: employed, engaged, recruited, rented

Etymology

Past tense of "hire," from Old English hȳrian ("to hire, employ").