a person hired to fight for another country than their own
[ Syn: soldier of fortune ]
mercenary (n.)
marked by materialism
[ Syn: materialistic , worldly-minded ]
serving for wages in a foreign army; mercenary killers
[ Syn: free-lance , freelance ]
profit oriented; a commercial book; preached a mercantile and militant patriotism- John Buchan; a mercenary enterprise; a moneymaking business
[ Syn: mercantile , moneymaking ]