a small army of mercenaries
Six years ago, he became a mercenary for a private military corporation.
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Mercenary — (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 … Wikipédia en Français
Mercenary — Datos generales Origen Dinamarca Información artística … Wikipedia Español
mercenary — 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… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Mercenary — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mercenary — (engl.: Söldner/geldgierig) bezeichnet ein Computerspiel, siehe Mercenary (Computerspiel) eine Metal Band aus Dänemark, siehe Mercenary (Band) Diese Seite ist eine Be … Deutsch Wikipedia
mercenary — [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]… … New thesaurus
Mercenary — Mer ce*na*ry, n.; pl. {Mercenaries}. One who is hired; a hireling; especially, a soldier hired into foreign service. Milman. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mercenary — 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,… … Law dictionary
mercenary — ► 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 … English terms dictionary
mercenary — [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;… … English World dictionary
Mercenary — 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 … Wikipedia
