Mercenary

  • 1Mercenary — (Mercenary For Justice) est un film d action américain réalisé par Don E. Fauntleroy, sorti en 2006. Sommaire 1 Synospis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 Lien externe …

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  • 2Mercenary — Datos generales Origen  Dinamarca Información artística …

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  • 3mercenary — adj Mercenary, hireling, venal, hack are comparable though not closely synonymous terms when they are applied to persons, or their acts, services, or products with the meaning actuated or motivated chiefly by a desire for profit. Mercenary… …

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  • 4Mercenary — Mer ce*na*ry, a. [OE. mercenarie, F. mercenaire, fr. L. mercenarius, fr. merces wages, reward. See {Mercy}.] 1. Acting for reward; serving for pay; paid; hired; hireling; venal; as, mercenary soldiers. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: Moved primarily by… …

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  • 5Mercenary — (engl.: Söldner/geldgierig) bezeichnet ein Computerspiel, siehe Mercenary (Computerspiel) eine Metal Band aus Dänemark, siehe Mercenary (Band) Diese Seite ist eine Be …

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  • 6mercenary — [adj] greedy for money acquisitive, avaricious, bribable, corrupt, covetous, grabby, grasping, miserly, money grubbing, selfish, sordid, stingy, unethical, unprincipled, unscrupulous, venal; concept 401 Ant. generous, unselfish mercenary [n]… …

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  • 7Mercenary — Mer ce*na*ry, n.; pl. {Mercenaries}. One who is hired; a hireling; especially, a soldier hired into foreign service. Milman. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 8mercenary — I adjective accessible to bribery, acquisitive, avaricious, bribable, conductus, corrupt, corruptible, covetous, exacting, exploitative, grasping, greedy, hired, hireling, leased, materialistic, mercenarius, money conscious, money hungry,… …

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  • 9mercenary — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ motivated chiefly by the desire for gain. ► NOUN (pl. mercenaries) ▪ a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army. ORIGIN from Latin mercenarius hireling , from merces reward …

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  • 10mercenary — [mʉr′sə ner΄ē] adj. [L mercenarius < merces, pay, wages, akin to merx: see MARKET] 1. working or done for payment only; motivated by a desire for money or other gain; venal; greedy 2. designating a soldier serving for pay in a foreign army;… …

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