Hire and Profession

Hire

Hire noun - The state of being provided with a paying job.

Profession and hire are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Profession" instead a noun "Hire".

Nearby Words: hireling, hired, hiring, hirer

Profession

Profession noun - A solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something.

Hire and profession are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hire" instead a noun "Profession".

How words are described

ordinary ordinary hire ordinary profession
new new hire new profession
previous previous hire previous profession

Both words in one sentence

  • Fluffy the Terrible Somewhat inconveniently for all concerned, Dolly is a murderer-for-hire who has no qualms whatsoever about his profession.
  • The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything In Serenity, where Inara's profession is so glossed over that you wouldn't have any idea that she's basically a courtesan/escort for hire unless you're familiar with the series.
  • The Big Bad of Face/Off, Castor Troy, explicitly refers to his profession as "terrorism-for-hire", which suggests that he's a mercenary hired by organizations which actually do have causes.
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