English adjective: mercenary | |||
1. | mercenary marked by materialism | ||
Synonyms | materialistic, worldly-minded | ||
Similar | secular, temporal, worldly | ||
Antonyms | unworldly | ||
2. | mercenary serving for wages in a foreign army | ||
Samples | Mercenary killers. | ||
Synonyms | free-lance, freelance | ||
Similar | paid | ||
Antonyms | unpaid | ||
3. | mercenary profit oriented | ||
Samples | A commercial book. Preached a mercantile and militant patriotism. A mercenary enterprise. A moneymaking business. | ||
Synonyms | mercantile, moneymaking | ||
Similar | commercial | ||
Antonyms | noncommercial | ||
English noun: mercenary | |||
1. | mercenary (person) a person hired to fight for another country than their own | ||
Synonyms | soldier of fortune | ||
Broader (hypernym) | adventurer, venturer | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ninja | ||