huurling

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch hûrlink, from Old Dutch *hūrling, from Proto-West Germanic *hūʀijuling. Equivalent to huur +‎ -ling. Compare German Heuerling, English hireling. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦyr.lɪŋ/ === Noun === huurling m (plural huurlingen, diminutive huurlingetje n) mercenary (person employed to fight) (sports) a player who plays on one team while being employed by another team (who is out on loan) ==== Antonyms ==== dienstplichtige m vrijwilliger m ==== Derived terms ==== huurlingenleger n huurlingenmentaliteit ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: huurling Negerhollands: hierlingen