Mercenary Definition & Meaning
mercenary
- adjective
- marked by materialism
- serving for wages in a foreign army; "mercenary killers"
- profit oriented; "a commercial book"; "preached a mercantile and militant patriotism"- John Buchan; "a mercenary enterprise"; "a moneymaking business"
- noun
- a person hired to fight for another country than their own
"Mercenary" in song lyrics
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"Drop it like hot, and call me ghetto call me mercenary"
Beelow f/ Thug Addict — I Wish U Would -
"The meaning of a modern day mercenary"
Bizzy Bone — Mercy Mary -
"Mercy Mary, mercenary"
Bizzy Bone — Mercy Mary
Words that rhyme with mercenary
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- What does mercenary mean?
- marked by materialism serving for wages in a foreign army; "mercenary killers" profit oriented; "a commercial book"; "preached a mercantile and militant patriotism"- John Buchan; "a mercenary enterprise"; "a moneymaking business" a person hired to fight for another country than their own
- What part of speech is mercenary?
- Mercenary is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does mercenary have?
- Mercenary has 4 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).