Word Type

Noun

Adjective

Adjective

The word "mercenary" can be used as noun, adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

antimercenary mercenarily mercenariness mercenaryism nonmercenary unmercenary

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

adventurer employee fighter payee person soldier venturer

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

Landsknecht Mamertine Wagnerite assassin bodyguard bouncer condottiere freelance gallowglass lansquenet routier sellsword turcopole

Type Of (IsA)

adventurer

Related Terms

PMC soldier

Related Terms

fight gain military motivate primary routiers soldier state

Similar Terms

commercial paid secular temporal worldly

Synonym Network

free lance greedy hired gun moneymaking venal worldly minded

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