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hired

hired

2.3
A car or bus rented for your use for a short time
  • adjective
  • /haɪrd/
translation icon : alquilado
  • We booked a hired car for our trip to London.

Examples

  • The company arranged for a hired coach to take employees to the event.

  • We traveled to the mountains in a hired van with other families.

  • The hired bus picked up the tour group at 8 a.m.

  • The hired van arrived at 10 AM.

  • The hired bus picked up the tour group at 8 a.m.

  • We booked a hired car to explore the city for the weekend.

  • The company arranged a hired coach for the employees' field trip.

Synonyms

chartered
vshired
1 5.6

Hired for temporary private use, often a vehicle like a bus or plane

has identical meaning but is an alternative term used in the same contexts

Antonyms

owned
1.1

A thing that has an owner, like a car or company

Compounds

hired help
7 3.0

People who are paid to do house or farm work

hired hand
7 3.6

A person paid to do manual work on a farm or ranch

hired gun
  • Offensive
4 8.9

A person paid to kill someone

hired gun
  • Slang
4 7.1

A person hired to do a difficult or unpleasant job other people avoid

hired man
4 3.2

A man who works on a farm for pay

hired muscle
  • NSFW
2 7.4

People paid to protect or scare others

hired woman
4.1

A woman who works on a farm or ranch for pay

How Exclusive

hired
2.3
to rent
463 1.8
shared
1 1.0

Surface Forms

hired positive

Morphology

hired = hire (transparent) = hire + ed

The adjectival use describes something that has been hired (e.g., a vehicle) and is a straightforward past-participle formation.

Etymology

Hired comes from the old word hire, which meant 'to rent' or 'to pay for use'. So a hired car or bus is one you rent for a short time for your own use.