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mercenary1 nounmercenary2 adjective mercenarymer‧ce‧na‧ry1 /ˈmɜːsənəri $ ˈmɜːrsəneri/ noun (plural mercenaries) [countable]  mercenary1Origin: 1300-1400 Latin mercenarius, from merces ‘payment for work’; ➔ MERCY - Colombian police said the mercenaries were hired by drug traffickers.
- If mercenaries had been protecting the Balkan safe havens, there might never have been the massacre of Srebrenica.
- Lawyers in the main were intellectual mercenaries to be bought and sold in any cause...
- Like mercenaries, they wrangle and scheme for money wherever money can be found.
- More than eight hundred mercenaries, but not in battle order.
- Nor were mercenaries supplied only by very small or weak States.
- Ogre bands are often recruited as mercenaries into the Empire's armies, where their great strength is highly valued.
- On his return to Aquitaine he was able to recruit mercenaries on a large scale.
- Yes, but Lonrho had hired mercenaries.
► Armyadjutant, nounarmoured, adjectivebarracks, nounbasic training, nounbatman, nounbattalion, nounbearskin, nounbillet, nounbillet, verbbombardier, nounbooty, nounbrigade, nounbrigadier, nounbrigadier-general, nouncadet, nouncanteen, nouncantonment, nouncapture, verbcavalry, nouncavalryman, nouncenturion, nouncharger, nounchevron, nounCol., colonel, nouncommand, nouncommando, nouncommissary, nouncompany, nouncontingent, nouncorps, noundesert, verbdeserter, noundesertion, noundetachment, noundetail, noundisengage, verbdishonourable discharge, noundivision, noundivisional, adjectivedog tag, noundraft, verbdragoon, noundrill, noundrill, verbdugout, nounencampment, nounexpeditionary force, nounfield marshal, nounfiring squad, nounfive star general, nounflank, nounfoot locker, nounforay, nounfour-star general, nounfusilier, noungarrison, noungarrison, verbGen., general, noungeneralship, nounGI, noungrenadier, nounground forces, noungrunt, nounguardsman, noungunner, nounhussar, nouninduct, verbinductee, nouninfantry, nouninfantryman, nounirregular, nounlance corporal, nounlegion, nounlegionary, nounlegionnaire, nounLieut, loot, nounLt., man-at-arms, nounmatériel, nounMC, nounmedic, nounmercenary, nounmess hall, nounMIA, nounM.O., nounmobilize, verbmotorized, adjectivemounted, adjectivemusketeer, nounmuster, nounnon-commissioned officer, nounobstacle course, nounparade, verbparade ground, nounparatrooper, nounparatroops, nounpennon, nounpicket, nounpicket, verbpip, nounplatoon, nounpoint man, nounposition, nounprivate, nounprivate soldier, nounPte, redcoat, nounregiment, nounregular, nounreservist, nounreveille, nounroute march, nounsapper, nounsarge, nounsignalman, nounsoldier, nounsoldiering, nounsoldierly, adjectivesoldier of fortune, nounsoldiery, nounsortie, nounsortie, verbspecial forces, nounsquad, nounsquaddy, nounstaff sergeant, nounstandard-bearer, nounstormtrooper, nounsubaltern, nounTerritorial Army, the, trench, nountroop, nountrooper, noun VERB► hire· Encouraged by this, Viscount Aimar decided to hire mercenaries in Gascony and denounce the peace terms so recently agreed.· The U.N. did once consider hiring mercenaries.· Yes, but Lonrho had hired mercenaries.· Above all he used his immense cash resources to hire large numbers of mercenaries. a soldier who fights for any country or group that will pay him: an army of foreign mercenaries a mercenary soldier |