| 释义 |
hireman Obs. or dial.|ˈhaɪəmən|
[OE. hýrmann, f. hire n. + man.]
A hired man, hired servant; retainer.
c975Rushw. Gosp. Mark i. 20 Forlet fæder his zebedeus in scipe mið þæm hyremonnum. a1100Gerefa in Anglia IX. 260 Symle he sceal his hyrmen scyrpan mid manunge. 12..Fragm. ælfric's Gram. in Wr.-Wülcker 552/20 Mercennarius, hurmon. a1310in Wright Lyric P. xv. 50 Alse ys hirmon halt in hous. 17..Hireman Chiel in Child Ballads (1861) VIII. 234 He..has put on the hireman's coat, To keip him frae the cold. 1792Statist. Acc. Scotl., Forfars. IV. 15 (Jam.) The wages of a hireman, that is, a man-servant hired for the half year..now are {pstlg}3, or {pstlg}3 10s. |