Difference between Hireling and Pensionary

What is the difference between Hireling and Pensionary?

Hireling as a noun is an employee who is hired, often to perform unpleasant tasks with little independence while Pensionary as a noun is one who receives a pension; a pensioner

Hireling

Part of speech: noun

Definition: an employee who is hired, often to perform unpleasant tasks with little independence someone who does a job purely for money, rather than out of interest in the work itself

Pensionary

Part of speech: noun

Definition: one who receives a pension; a pensioner

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: maintained by a pension; receiving a pensionpertaining to a pension

We hope you now know whether to use Hireling or Pensionary in your sentence.

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