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1. mercenary

noun. ['ˈmɝːsəˌnɛri'] a person hired to fight for another country than their own.

Etymology

  • mercenarius (Latin)
  • merces (Latin)

Rhymes with Mercenary

  • adversary
  • appleberry
  • arterberry
  • asbury
  • atterbury
  • auberry
  • banbury
  • beneficiary
  • bicentenary
  • blackberry
  • blueberry
  • brackenbury
  • bradberry
  • bradbury
  • brimberry
  • cadbury
  • canterbury
  • capillary
  • carberry
  • cardiopulmonary

How do you pronounce mercenary?

Pronounce mercenary as ˈmərsəˌnɛri.

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2. mercenary

adjective. ['ˈmɝːsəˌnɛri'] marked by materialism.

Etymology

  • mercenarius (Latin)
  • merces (Latin)

3. mercenary

adjective. ['ˈmɝːsəˌnɛri'] serving for wages in a foreign army.

Synonyms

Etymology

  • mercenarius (Latin)
  • merces (Latin)

4. mercenary

adjective. ['ˈmɝːsəˌnɛri'] profit oriented.

Etymology

  • mercenarius (Latin)
  • merces (Latin)