Antonyms for mercenary

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : mur-suh-ner-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɜr səˌnɛr i

Definition of mercenary

Origin : late 14c., "one who works only for hire," from Old French mercenaire "mercenary, hireling" (13c.) and directly from Latin mercenarius "one who does anything for pay," literally "hired, paid," from merces (genitive mercedis) "pay, reward, wages," from merx (see market (n.)).

adj greedy for money
noun person who fights, kills for money

Example sentences :

Is it that I am honored by having this mercenary drunkard for a husband?
Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter

But the most objectionable thing in the mass is its mercenary character.
Extract from : « Roman Catholicism in Spain » by Anonymous

De Launay was rich, of course, but he did not believe that mademoiselle was mercenary.
Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter

But let us not waste time or thought on commercial or mercenary craft.
Extract from : « Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight » by Mathew Joseph Holt

They resolved to collect bodies of mercenary troops, both infantry and horse.
Extract from : « Hellenica » by Xenophon

She was not selfish or mercenary––not consciously selfish or mercenary.
Extract from : « The Heart of Thunder Mountain » by Edfrid A. Bingham

"You are a low-minded, mercenary creature," said O'Shea, oratorically.
Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever

Indeed, the only tie that bound him to his aunt was a mercenary one.
Extract from : « The Cash Boy » by Horatio Alger Jr.

This was clearly not due to any mercenary motives on the part of men enlisting.
Extract from : « Policing the Plains » by R.G. MacBeth

It cannot matter what my feelings were, and I never was mercenary.
Extract from : « George Bowring - A Tale Of Cader Idris » by R. D. Blackmore

Synonyms for mercenary

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