mercenary
Origin of mercenary
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selfish, unscrupulous, acquisitive, warrior, grasping, hireling, slave, legionnaire, avaricious, corrupt, covetous, miserly, sordid, stingy, unethical, unprincipled, venal, grabby, money-grubbing, mercExamples from the Web for mercenary
Contemporary Examples of mercenary
As a former agent himself, Horrigan hopes to disabuse renters of the notion that brokers are mercenary con artists.
“I did not have enough money to bribe the judge, so I decided to become a mercenary,” Mozhayev told a local reporter.
The scene ends with a Street Fighter-like battle between Captain America and a mercenary.
By mid-to-late evening, there was overwhelming evidence that Russia was using a mix of mercenary and conscript forces.
A dreamy, blue-eyed rebel is approached by a mercenary wearing a scary mask.
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Historical Examples of mercenary
De Launay was rich, of course, but he did not believe that mademoiselle was mercenary.
Louisiana LouWilliam West Winter
Is it that I am honored by having this mercenary drunkard for a husband?
Louisiana LouWilliam West Winter
But the most objectionable thing in the mass is its mercenary character.
Roman Catholicism in SpainAnonymous
But let us not waste time or thought on commercial or mercenary craft.
Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The SearchlightMathew Joseph Holt
They resolved to collect bodies of mercenary troops, both infantry and horse.
HellenicaXenophon