MERCENARY

Mercenary

A mercenary is a person who takes part in an armed conflict, who is not a national or a party to the conflict and is "motivated to take part in the hostilities by the desire for private gain. The term "mercenary" is also used to describe the army itself.

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mercenary

Noun

  1. A person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose prime or sole motivation is private gain.

Adjective

  1. Motivated by private gain.


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