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   mercenary

   /ˈməːs(ɪ)n(ə)ri/

   adjective

   • 1. primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics: "the crime was committed out of mercenary motives" Similar money-orientedgraspinggreedyacquisitiveavariciouscovetousrapaciousbribablevenalmaterialisticinformal:money-grubbingOpposite altruisticphilanthropic

   noun

   • 1. a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army: "he had planned to seize power with the aid of a group of mercenaries"
   • ▪ a person primarily motivated by personal gain: "cricket's most infamous mercenary"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin mercenarius ‘hireling’, from merces, merced- ‘reward’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. mercenariness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMERCENARY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   MERCENARY definition: 1. interested only in the amount of money that you can get from a situation: 2. a soldier who…. Learn more.

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   A mercenary, also called a merc, soldier of fortune, or hired gun, is a private individual who joins an armed conflict for personal profit, is otherwise an outsider to the conflict, and is not a member of any other official military.

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   working or acting merely for money or other reward; venal. Synonyms: covetous, avaricious, acquisitive, grasping. Antonyms: unselfish, idealistic, altruistic. hired to serve in a foreign army, guerrilla organization, etc.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › mercenaryMercenary - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   a member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for espionage or sabotage or assassinations; a person skilled in ninjutsu. type of: adventurer, venturer. a person who enjoys taking risks. adjective. profit oriented. “a mercenary enterprise”. synonyms: mercantile, moneymaking. commercial.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMERCENARY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe someone as mercenary, you are criticizing them because you think that they are only interested in the money that they can get from a particular person or situation.

7. www.yourdictionary.com › mercenaryMercenary Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Mercenary Definition. Working or done for payment only; motivated by a desire for money or other gain; venal; greedy. Designating a soldier serving for pay in a foreign army. One who serves or works merely for monetary gain; a hireling.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMERCENARY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   MERCENARY definition: 1. a soldier who fights for any country or organization who pays them 2. interested only in getting…. Learn more.

9. www.britannica.com › dictionary › mercenaryMercenary Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   MERCENARY meaning: a soldier who is paid by a foreign country to fight in its army a soldier who will fight for any group or country that hires him.

10. www.thefreedictionary.com › mercenaryMercenary - definition of mercenary by The Free Dictionary

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    1. influenced by greed or desire for gain. 2. (Military) of or relating to a mercenary or mercenaries. n, pl -naries. 3. (Military) a man hired to fight for a foreign army, etc. 4. rare any person who works solely for pay. [C16: from Latin mercēnārius, from mercēs wages] ˈmercenarily adv.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › mercenarymercenary | meaning of mercenary in Longman Dictionary of...

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    mercenary meaning, definition, what is mercenary: a soldier who fights for any country or ...: Learn more.