merc
[ murk, murs ]
/ mɜrk, mɜrs /
noun Slang.
a mercenary soldier.
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Origin of merc
by shortening
Words nearby merc
meralgia paraesthetica, meramec, merano, meranti, merbromin, merc, merc., merca, mercado, mercalli scale, mercantile
Definition for merc (2 of 2)
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Example sentences from the Web for merc
Beornred in regnum Merc tanquam hres legitimus dicto regi Ethelbaldo successit, brevi tamen tempore illud regens.
Nam Offa infra suum primum annum eum aufugavit, qui 39 annis regnum Merc et populum postea gubernavit.
In my experience I have found that this medicine is a complementary and antidote to Merc.
One from her old editor at the Merc asking if she was available for comment about “the news.”
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