From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
hired
adj 1: having services engaged for a fee; "hired hands"; "a hired
gun"
2: hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of
travelers; "a chartered plane"; "the chartered buses
arrived on time" [syn: chartered, leased] [ant:
unchartered]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Hire \Hire\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hired (h[imac]rd); p. pr. &
vb. n. Hiring.] [OE. hiren, huren, AS. h[=y]rian; akin to
D. huren, G. heuern, Dan. hyre, Sw. hyra. See Hire, n.]
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1. To procure (any chattel or estate) from another person,
for temporary use, for a compensation or equivalent; to
purchase the use or enjoyment of for a limited time; as,
to hire a farm for a year; to hire money.
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2. To engage or purchase the service, labor, or interest of
(any one) for a specific purpose, by payment of wages; as,
to hire a servant, an agent, or an advocate.
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3. To grant the temporary use of, for compensation; to engage
to give the service of, for a price; to let; to lease; --
now usually with out, and often reflexively; as, he has
hired out his horse, or his time.
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They . . . have hired out themselves for bread. --1
Sam. ii. 5.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
hired \hired\ adj.
performing work for pay; as, hired hands.
Note: used in contrast with the owner or family members who
work in an enterprise
[WordNet 1.5]