Definitions for mercenary

Definitions for (noun) mercenary

Main entry: mercenary, soldier of fortune

Definition: a person hired to fight for another country than their own


Definitions for (adj) mercenary

Main entry: mercantile, mercenary, moneymaking

Definition: profit oriented

Usage: a commercial book; preached a mercantile and militant patriotism- John Buchan; a mercenary enterprise; a moneymaking business


Main entry: free-lance, freelance, mercenary

Definition: serving for wages in a foreign army

Usage: mercenary killers


Main entry: materialistic, mercenary, worldly-minded

Definition: marked by materialism


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