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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mer•ce•nar•y /ˈmɜrsəˌnɛri/USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -nar•ies. adj. - working for money and not for ideals:She'd become mercenary and no longer cared about the underprivileged.
- hired to serve in a foreign army:mercenary forces.
n. [countable] - Militarya professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army:The mercenaries decided to surrender.
See -merc-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mer•ce•nar•y (mûr′sə ner′ē),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -nar•ies. adj. - working or acting merely for money or other reward; venal.
- hired to serve in a foreign army, guerrilla organization, etc.
n. - Militarya professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.
- any hireling.
- Latin mercēnnārius working for pay, hired worker, mercenary, perh., representing earlier *mercēd(i)nārius, equivalent. to *mercēdin-, stem of *mercēdō, a by-form of mercēs, stem mercēd- payment, wage (akin to merx goods; compare merchant) + -ārius -ary
- Middle English mercenarie 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged grasping, acquisitive, avaricious, covetous.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged altruistic, idealistic, unselfish.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mercenary /ˈmɜːsɪnərɪ -sɪnrɪ/ adj - influenced by greed or desire for gain
- of or relating to a mercenary or mercenaries
n ( pl -naries)- a man hired to fight for a foreign army, etc
- rare any person who works solely for pay
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin mercēnārius, from mercēs wages |