mercenary - Meaning in Konkani

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mercenary - Meaning in Konkani

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Definitions and Meaning of mercenary in English

mercenary adjective

1. profit oriented

   Synonyms

   mercantile, moneymaking

   Examples

   • "a commercial book"
   • "a mercenary enterprise"
   • "a moneymaking business"
   • "preached a mercantile and militant patriotism"
2. serving for wages in a foreign army

   Synonyms

   free-lance, freelance

   Example

   • "mercenary killers"
3. marked by materialism

   Synonyms

   materialistic, worldly-minded

mercenary noun

1. a person hired to fight for another country than their own

   Synonyms

   soldier of fortune

Description

A mercenary, also called a merc, soldier of fortune, or hired gun, is a private individual who joins an armed conflict for personal profit, is otherwise an outsider to the conflict, and is not a member of any other official military. Mercenaries fight for money or other forms of payment rather than for political interests.

Also see "Mercenary" on Wikipedia

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