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mercenary

/'mɜrsə,nɛri/

Synonyms of mercenary Antonyms of mercenary Examples of mercenary Usage of mercenary Parts of mercenary Definition that contains mercenary Words sounding like mercenary Explanation of mercenary

adjective
serving for wages in a foreign army
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"mercenary killers"

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free-lance freelance paid
noun
a person hired to fight for another country than their own
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soldier of fortune

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adventurer venturer
adjective
profit oriented
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"a mercenary enterprise"

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mercantile moneymaking commercial
adjective
marked by materialism
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materialistic worldly-minded worldly secular temporal

Examples of mercenary

"mercenary killers"
"a mercenary enterprise"