Meaning & Definition of Mercenary in English
English⟶
Mercenary
/mərsənɛri/
noun
1. A person hired to fight for another country than their own
synonym:
- mercenary,
- soldier of fortune
adjective
1. Marked by materialism
synonym:
- materialistic,
- mercenary,
- worldly-minded
2. Serving for wages in a foreign army
- "Mercenary killers"
synonym:
- mercenary(a),
- free-lance(a),
- freelance(a)
3. Profit oriented
- "A commercial book"
- "Preached a mercantile and militant patriotism"- john buchan
- "A mercenary enterprise"
- "A moneymaking business"
synonym:
- mercantile,
- mercenary,
- moneymaking(a)
Examples of using
He is very mercenary.