(a) mercenary

English - Turkish

Definition of (a) mercenary in English Turkish dictionary

ücretli asker

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mercenary

{i} paralı asker

mercenary

(isim) paralı asker

mercenary soldier

(Askeri) paralı asker

mercenary

kar gözeten

corruptly mercenary and venal

corruptly paralı asker ve rüşvet alan

mercenary

{s} (yabancı orduda hizmet eden) paralı (asker)

mercenary

yabancı orduda ücretli asker

mercenary

mercenarilyçıkarına düşkün şekilde

mercenary

{s} kâr gözeten, çıkarcı, paragöz

mercenary

{s} paragöz

mercenary

{s} çıkarcı

mercenary

{s} ücretli

mercenary

yalnız kâr veya çıkar gözeten

mercenary

{i} (yabancı orduda hizmet eden) paralı asker

mercenary

{s} paralı

mercenary

mercenarinessçıkar düşkünlüğü

English - English

Definition of (a) mercenary in English English dictionary

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mercenary

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

mercenary

motivated by private gain

mercenary

greedy

mercenary

{n} a hireling

mercenary

{a} mean, selfish, greedy

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a person hired to fight for another country than their own

mercenary

{i} hired worker; hired soldier; greedy person

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marked by materialism

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disapproval If you describe someone as mercenary, you are criticizing them because you think that they are only interested in the money that they can get from a particular person or situation. mercenaries a soldier who fights for any country or group that will pay him. only interested in the money you may be able to get from a person, job etc. Hired professional soldier who fights for any state or nation without regard to political principles. From the earliest days of organized warfare, governments supplemented their military forces with mercenaries. After the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453), Swiss soldiers were hired out all over Europe by their own cantonal governments and won a high reputation. Rulers of the German state of Hesse also hired out their soldiers, and Hessian troops fought for the British in the American Revolution. Since the late 18th century, most mercenaries have been individual soldiers of fortune

mercenary

One who is hired; a hireling; especially, a soldier hired into foreign service

mercenary

A mercenary is a soldier who is paid to fight by a country or group that they do not belong to

mercenary

Acting for reward; serving for pay; paid; hired; hireling; venal; as, mercenary soldiers

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profit oriented; "a commercial book"; "preached a mercantile and militant patriotism"- John Buchan; "a mercenary enterprise"; "a moneymaking business"

mercenary

Hence: Moved by considerations of pay or profit; greedy of gain; sordid; selfish

mercenary

used of soldiers hired by a foreign army

mercenary

{s} of or pertaining to a desire for monetary gain; hired for service

mercenary(a)

used of soldiers hired by a foreign army

Hyphenation

(a) mer·ce·na·ry