mercenary

Definition of Mercenary in English :

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Noun

1. mercenary, soldier of fortune

a person hired to fight for another country than their own

soldier of fortune

Adjective

2. materialistic, mercenary, worldly-minded

marked by materialism

3. free-lance, freelance, mercenary

serving for wages in a foreign army

Example Sentences:
'mercenary killers'

4. mercantile, mercenary, moneymaking

profit oriented

Example Sentences:
'a commercial book'
'preached a mercantile and militant patriotism'
'a mercenary enterprise'
'a moneymaking business'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Mercenary

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adjective

1.

influenced by greed or desire for gain

2.

of or relating to a mercenary or mercenaries

noun plural -naries

3.

a man hired to fight for a foreign army, etc

4. rare

any person who works solely for pay

Mercenary

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adjective

1.

working or done for payment only; motivated by a desire for money or other gain; venal; greedy

2.

designating a soldier serving for pay in a foreign army; hired

nounWord forms: plural ˈmerceˌnaries

3.

a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army

4.

any person who will do anything for money; hireling

Mercenary

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adj.

1. Motivated solely by a desire for monetary or material gain.

2. Hired for service in a foreign army.

n. pl. mer·ce·nar·ies

1. One who serves or works merely for monetary gain; a hireling.

2. A professional soldier hired for service in a foreign army.

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