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# hȳr **Type:** Etymological root **Language:** Old English **Slug:** h-r-2 ## Words From This Root - hire - To give someone a job and pay them to work for you. - hireling - a person who works only for pay, with implied lack of loyalty
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hire
B1
/haɪɹ/
To give someone a job and pay them to work for you.
hireling
C2+
/ˈhaɪərlɪŋ/
a person who works only for pay, with implied lack of loyalty
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