hired

hire  (hr)

v. hired, hir·ing, hires

v.tr.

1.

a. To engage the services of (a person) for a fee; employ: hired a new clerk.

b. To engage the temporary use of for a fee; rent: hire a car for the day.

2. To grant the services of or the temporary use of for a fee: hired himself out as a cook; hired out the cottage for the summer.

v.intr.

To obtain work: She hired on as a deck hand. He hired out as a photographer.

n.

1.

a. The act of hiring.

b. The condition or fact of being hired.

2.

a. Payment for services; wages.

b. Payment for the use of something.

3. Informal One who is hired: two new hires in the sales department.

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[Middle English hiren, from Old English hrian.]

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hira·ble, hirea·ble adj.

hirer n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	hired - having services engaged for a fee; "hired hands"; "a hired gun" employed - having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary; "most of our graduates are employed"
	2.	hired - hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers; "a chartered plane"; "the chartered buses arrived on time" chartered, leased