Mercenary

/ˈmɜː.sə.nə.ɹi/

Synonyms for "mercenary" (135 found)

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Closest matches (27)

Noun(5 words)

hired gunsoldier of fortuneadventurer bravo condottiere

a hog foracquisitive adventurer all-devouring assistant avaricious avid bottomless bought bribable chartered condottiere corrupt corruptible coveting covetous devouring drudge employed employee

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esurient

Adjective(1 words)

commercial

Strong matches (41)

Noun(12 words)

filibuster for-hire for-profitfree companionfreebooter freelance greedy hired hireling hirelingshit manmerc

free lancegirl fridaygluttonous gobbling grabby grasping greedy grub grubber gun gunman hack hiredhired gunhired handhired killerhired manhireling hoggish insatiable

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insatiate leased let limitlessman fridaymean

Adjective(3 words)

free-lance freelance materialistic

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Adjective(3 words)

mercantile moneymaking worldly-minded

Noun(18 words)

mercenariamilitary contractormoney seekermoney-motivated opportunist opportunists paidprivate contractorprivate military contractorprivate security contractorprivate soldierprofit hunterprofit-driven self-serving sellout sellsword shylockiansoldier for hire

miserlymoney hungrymoney madmoney-hungry money-mad myrmidon narrow omnivorouson the takeovergreedy paid pensioner perfidious piggish predatoryprofessional killerpurchasable quenchless rapacious ravening

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ravenous rentedright hand manright-hand manselfish slakeless slavey soldiersoldier of fortunesordid subleased sublet swinish unappeasable unappeased unethical unprincipled unquenchable unsated unsatisfied unscrupulous unslakeable unslaked venal voracious worker

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6 relation types

More general

14 entries

adventurer agentarmed forcescontractor fighter individual militarymilitary personnelpersonprofit motivesecurity professionalself-interest soldier venturer

More specific

16 entries

contract soldiercorporate opportunistfor-hire soldiergain-seeking greed-drivengun for hirehired adviserhired swordmilitary contractormoney-mindedpaid consultantpaid fighterprivate military contractorprofit seekersecurity contractorsoldier of fortune

Collocations

11 entries

for-hire soldierhired gunhired swordmercenary armymercenary incentivesmercenary mindsetmercenary motivesmilitary contractorprivate military contractorprivate security contractorsoldier for hire

Inflections

3 entries

mercenariesmore mercenarymost mercenary

Derivations

5 entries

mercenarily mercenariness mercenarism mercenarize mercenaryism

similar

5 entries

commercial paid secular temporal worldly

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He is very mercenary.

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So you're a mercenary, right?

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As a mercenary, did you participate in torture sessions?

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Tom was a mercenary.

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