Mercenary
11Mercenary — For other uses, see Mercenary (disambiguation). Leonardo da Vinci s Il Condottieri, 1480. Condottieri being the Late Middle Age Through Renaissance term for Mercenary soldier leader(s) in Italian. A Mercenary, also known as a professional soldier …
12Mercenary — Mercenary …
13mercenary — {{11}}mercenary (adj.) 1530s, from MERCENARY (Cf. mercenary) (n.), or in part from L. mercenarius hired, paid, serving for pay. {{12}}mercenary (n.) late 14c., one who works only for hire, from O.Fr. mercenaire mercenary, hireling (13c.) and… …
14mercenary — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ foreign ▪ hired … OF MERCENARIES ▪ army, band, group ▪ a small army of mercenar …
15mercenary — mer|ce|na|ry1 [ˈmə:sənəri US ˈmə:rsəneri] n plural mercenaries [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: mercenarius, from merces payment for work ; MERCY] a soldier who fights for any country or group that will pay him ▪ an army of foreign mercenaries… …
16mercenary — n. a foreign mercenary * * * [ mɜːs(ə)n(ə)rɪ] a foreign mercenary …
17mercenary — [[t]mɜ͟ː(r)sənri, AM neri[/t]] mercenaries 1) N COUNT A mercenary is a soldier who is paid to fight by a country or group that they do not belong to. 2) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as mercenary, you are criticizing them… …
18mercenary — 1. adjective 1) mercenary self interest Syn: money oriented, grasping, greedy, acquisitive, avaricious, covetous, bribable, venal, materialistic; informal money grubbing 2) mercenary soldiers Syn: hired …
19mercenary — I UK [ˈmɜː(r)s(ə)n(ə)rɪ] / US [ˈmɜrs(ə)nˌerɪ] adjective showing disapproval interested only in the money or other personal advantages that you can get from something II UK [ˈmɜː(r)s(ə)n(ə)rɪ] / US [ˈmɜrs(ə)nˌerɪ] noun [countable] Word forms… …
20mercenary — mercenarily /merr seuh nair euh lee, merr seuh ner /, adv. mercenariness, n. /merr seuh ner ee/, adj., n., pl. mercenaries. adj. 1. working or acting merely for money or other reward; venal. 2. hired to serve in a foreign army, guerrilla… …
