Definition of mercenary

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Mercenary (a.) Hence: Moved by considerations of pay or profit; greedy of gain; sordid; selfish.

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Hessian :: Hessian (n.) A mercenary or venal person.
Jobber :: "Jobber (n.) One who turns official or public business to private advantage; hence, one who performs low or mercenary work in office, politics, or intrigue..
Mercenary :: Mercenary (n.) One who is hired; a hireling; especially, a soldier hired into foreign service..
Hireling :: Hireling (a.) Serving for hire or wages; venal; mercenary.
Prostitute :: Prostitute (n.) A base hireling; a mercenary; one who offers himself to infamous employments for hire.
Hack :: Hack (a.) Hackneyed; hired; mercenary.
Hireling :: Hireling (n.) One who is hired, or who serves for wages; esp., one whose motive and interest in serving another are wholly gainful; a mercenary..
Warmonger :: Warmonger (n.) One who makes ar a trade or business; a mercenary.
Stipendiary :: Stipendiarian (a.) Acting from mercenary considerations; stipendiary.
Mercenary :: Mercenary (a.) Hence: Moved by considerations of pay or profit; greedy of gain; sordid; selfish.
Mercenarian :: Mercenarian (n.) A mercenary.
Mercenarily :: Mercenarily (adv.) In a mercenary manner.
Mercenary :: Mercenary (a.) Acting for reward; serving for pay; paid; hired; hireling; venal; as, mercenary soldiers..
Mercenariness :: Mercenariness (n.) The quality or state of being mercenary; venality.
Venal :: Venal (a.) Capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration; made matter of trade or barter; held for sale; salable; mercenary; purchasable; hireling; as, venal services..
Haiduck :: Haiduck (n.) Formerly, a mercenary foot soldier in Hungary, now, a halberdier of a Hungarian noble, or an attendant in German or Hungarian courts..
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