a sueldo

on the payroll

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on the payroll Often describes someone hired and paid by another person; asesino a sueldo means “hired killer.”

SP: Trabaja a sueldo para una empresa.

EN: He works on the payroll for a company.

You're on the payroll; they need pages.

— State and Main (2000)

Don’t forget that you’re a hired servant in this house. A professor!

Not a paid one.

— “Cumbres Borrascosas” (2026)