Hire"less, a. Without hire. Davenant.
Hire"ling (-lng), n. [AS. hreling. See Hire, n., and -ling.] One who is
hired, or who serves for wages; esp., one whose motive and interest in
serving another are wholly gainful; a mercenary. "Lewd hirelings."
Milton.
Hire"ling, a. Serving for hire or wages; venal; mercenary. "Hireling
mourners." Dryden.
Hir"er (?), n. One who hires.
Hires (?), Hirs, pron. Hers; theirs. See Here, pron. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Hir*sute" (?), a. [L. hirsutus; prob. akin to horridus horrid. Cf.
Horrid.] 1. Rough with hair; set with bristles; shaggy.