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hireling meaning in Sanskrit

भृत bhṛtá

/ˈhaɪ.ə.lɪŋ/US/ˈhaɪɹˌlɪŋ/

hireling in Sanskrit: भृत (bhṛtá). In English, hireling means an employee who is hired, often to perform unpleasant tasks with little independence.

Sanskrit words for hireling

a hireling, hired servant or labourer, mercenary
भृत bhṛtá

English meaning of hireling

  1. noun An employee who is hired, often to perform unpleasant tasks with little independence.
  2. noun Someone who does a job purely for money, rather than out of interest in the work itself.
  3. noun A horse for hire.
  4. noun A prostitute.

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Questions about hireling in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of hireling in Sanskrit?
Hireling in Sanskrit is भृत (bhṛtá).
hireling इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Hireling: भृत (bhṛtá).
What does hireling mean in English?
Hireling means an employee who is hired, often to perform unpleasant tasks with little independence.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “hireling”: भृत. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: hireling (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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