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Synonyms for mercenary

Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : mur-suh-ner-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɜr səˌnɛr i

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Définition 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

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