mercenary
working or acting merely for money or other reward; venal.
hired to serve in a foreign army, guerrilla organization, etc.
a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.
any hireling.
Origin of mercenary
1Other words for mercenary
Opposites for mercenary
Other words from mercenary
- mer·ce·nar·i·ly [mur-suh-nair-uh-lee, mur-suh-ner-], /ˌmɜr səˈnɛər ə li, ˈmɜr səˌnɛr-/, adverb
- mer·ce·nar·i·ness, noun
- non·mer·cen·ar·y, adjective, noun, plural non·mer·cen·ar·ies.
- un·mer·ce·nar·i·ly, adverb
- un·mer·ce·nar·i·ness, noun
- un·mer·ce·nar·y, adjective
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How to use mercenary in a sentence
Mercenariness and falsity, displayed under the pretence of religion, were never more overwhelmingly rebuked.
The Expositor's Bible | F. W. Farrar
British Dictionary definitions for mercenary
/ (ˈmɜːsɪnərɪ, -sɪnrɪ) /
influenced by greed or desire for gain
of or relating to a mercenary or mercenaries
a man hired to fight for a foreign army, etc
rare any person who works solely for pay
Origin of mercenary
1Derived forms of mercenary
- mercenarily, adverb
- mercenariness, noun
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