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.
A horse for hire.
A person who behaves in a servile manner, such as a sycophantic employee or a fawning lover.
A small toy dog, kept as household pet, whose light weight and companionable temperament make it both suited and disposed to spend time resting in the comfort of its master's lap; a dog bred to behave in this manner.