hire man

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === her man hirmon, hurmon (West Midland) === Etymology === From Old English hȳrmann; equivalent to hire (“wages”) +‎ man (“man”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhiːrman/, /ˈheːrman/, /-mɔn/ (West Midland) IPA(key): /ˈhiːrmɔn/, /ˈhyːrmɔn/ === Noun === hire man (plural hire men) (rare) hired individual; hireling ==== Descendants ==== English: hireman Middle Scots: hyreman Scots: hireman ==== References ==== “hīre-man, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.