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Meaning of word mercenary from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

mercenary noun

Meaning : A person hired to fight for another country than their own.

Synonyms : soldier of fortune

mercenary adjective

Meaning : Marked by materialism.

Synonyms : materialistic, worldly-minded

Meaning : Serving for wages in a foreign army.

Example : Mercenary killers.

Synonyms : free-lance, freelance

Meaning : Profit oriented.

Example : A commercial book.
Preached a mercantile and militant patriotism.
A mercenary enterprise.
A moneymaking business.

Synonyms : mercantile, moneymaking

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Of or concerning the theory of pragmatism.

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.

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A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.

assertion (noun)
A declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary).

facelift (noun)
Plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face. An incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised.

millet (noun)
Any of various small-grained annual cereal and forage grasses of the genera Panicum, Echinochloa, Setaria, Sorghum, and Eleusine.

cut short (verb)
Interrupt before its natural or planned end.

wage increase (noun)
The amount a salary is increased.

step to the fore (verb)
Make oneself visible. Take action.

fruitfully (adverb)
In a productive way.