ALL meanings of mercenary
mer·ce·nar·y
M m - adjective mercenary working or acting merely for money or other reward; venal. 1
- adjective mercenary hired to serve in a foreign army, guerrilla organization, etc. 1
- noun plural mercenary a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army. 1
- noun plural mercenary any hireling. 1
- adjective mercenary motivated by money 1
- noun mercenary hired soldier 1
- noun mercenary (of a person or their behavior) Primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics. 1
- noun mercenary (archaic) One motivated by gain, especially monetary. 0
- noun mercenary A person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose primary motivation is private gain. 0
- noun mercenary (figuratively) One hired to engage in a figurative battle, as a corporate takeover, a lawsuit, or a political campaign. 0
- adjective mercenary Motivated by private gain. 0
- countable noun mercenary A mercenary is a soldier who is paid to fight by a country or group that they do not belong to. 0
- adjective mercenary If you describe someone as mercenary, you are criticizing them because you think that they are only interested in the money that they can get from a particular person or situation. 0
- adjective mercenary influenced by greed or desire for gain 0
- adjective mercenary of or relating to a mercenary or mercenaries 0
- noun mercenary a man hired to fight for a foreign army, etc 0
- noun mercenary any person who works solely for pay 0
- adjective mercenary working or done for payment only; motivated by a desire for money or other gain; venal; greedy 0
- adjective mercenary designating a soldier serving for pay in a foreign army; hired 0
- noun mercenary a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army 0
- noun mercenary any person who will do anything for money; hireling 0