mercenary

mer·ce·nar·y

M0224700 (mûr′sə-nĕr′ē)adj.1. Motivated solely by a desire for monetary or material gain.2. Hired for service in a foreign army.n. pl. mer·ce·nar·ies 1. One who serves or works merely for monetary gain; a hireling.2. A professional soldier hired for service in a foreign army.

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[Middle English mercenarie, a mercenary, from Old French mercenaire, from Latin mercēnnārius, from mercēs, wages, price.]

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mer′ce·nar′i·ly adv.mer′ce·nar′i·ness n.

mercenary

(ˈmɜːsɪnərɪ; -sɪnrɪ) adj1. influenced by greed or desire for gain2. (Military) of or relating to a mercenary or mercenariesn, pl -naries3. (Military) a man hired to fight for a foreign army, etc4. rare any person who works solely for pay[C16: from Latin mercēnārius, from mercēs wages] ˈmercenarily adv ˈmercenariness n

mer•ce•nar•y

(ˈmɜr səˌnɛr i)

adj., n., pl. -nar•ies. adj. 1. working or acting merely for money or other reward; venal. 2. hired to serve in a foreign army. n. 3. a soldier hired to serve in a foreign army. 4. any hireling. [1350–1400; Middle English mercenarie < Latin mercēnnārius hired worker, akin to mercēs wage] mer`ce•nar′i•ly (-ˈnɛər ə li) adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mercenary - a person hired to fight for another country than their ownsoldier of fortuneadventurer, venturer - a person who enjoys taking risksninja - a member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for espionage or sabotage or assassinations; a person skilled in ninjutsu
Adj.	1.	mercenary - marked by materialism materialistic, worldly-mindedworldly, secular, temporal - characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world; "worldly goods and advancement"; "temporal possessions of the church"
	2.	mercenary - serving for wages in a foreign army; "mercenary killers"freelance, free-lancepaid - marked by the reception of pay; "paid work"; "a paid official"; "a paid announcement"; "a paid check"
	3.	mercenary - profit oriented; "a commercial book"; "preached a mercantile and militant patriotism"- John Buchan; "a mercenary enterprise"; "a moneymaking business"mercantile, moneymakingcommercial - connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises; "commercial trucker"; "commercial TV"; "commercial diamonds"

mercenary

noun1. hireling, freelance (History), soldier of fortune, condottiere (History), free companion (History) In the film he plays a brutish, trigger-happy mercenary.adjective1. greedy, grasping, acquisitive, venal, avaricious, covetous, money-grubbing (informal), bribable Despite his mercenary motives, he is not a cynic.
greedy liberal, generous, benevolent, idealistic, altruistic, philanthropic, unselfish, munificent2. hired, paid, bought, venal The mercenary soldier is not a valued creature.

mercenary

adjectiveRuthlessly seeking personal advantage:corrupt, praetorian, venal.Informal: crooked.nounA freelance fighter:adventurer, Hessian, soldier of fortune.

Translations

唯利是图的外国雇佣兵贪财的

mercenary

(ˈməːsinəri) adjective too strongly influenced by desire for money. a mercenary attitude. 唯利是圖的 贪财的，唯利是图的 noun – plural ˈmercenaries – a soldier from one country who hires his services to another country. Mercenaries are fighting in Africa. 外籍傭兵 外国雇佣兵