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- pronunciation:
- muhr
s
neI
ri
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
interested only in money and material gain.
He did not deny that he was mercenary and that he sought only to make money out of the war.- synonyms:
- greedy
- similar words:
- acquisitive, avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, hack, selfish, sordid, venal
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| definition 2: |
doing military service for pay alone, esp. in a foreign army.
The army, with little funds, struggled to pay its mercenary soldiers.- synonyms:
- hireling
- similar words:
- bought, paid
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| related words: |
commercial, greedy, miserly |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
mercenaries |
| definition 1: |
a soldier who fights for pay in a foreign army.
He left his country and family behind and went off to fight as a mercenary.- synonyms:
- soldier of fortune
- similar words:
- Hessian, hireling, legionary
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| definition 2: |
one who will do nearly anything for money; hireling.
- synonyms:
- hireling
- similar words:
- hack, instrument, menial, prostitute, tool
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| related words: |
adventurer |
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