hired

(verb) engage or hire for work. Synonyms: hire, engage, employ. Examples: "They hired two new secretaries in the department." "How many people has she employed?."

(verb) hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services. Synonyms: rent, hire, charter, lease.

(verb) engage for service under a term of contract. Synonyms: lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take. Examples: "We took an apartment on a quiet street." "Let's rent a car." "Shall we take a guide in rome?."

(adj) having services engaged for a fee. Examples: "Hired hands." "A hired gun."

(adj) hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers. Synonyms: chartered (vs. unchartered), leased. Examples: "A chartered plane." "The chartered buses arrived on time."