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mercenary[2]


Main Entry: 2mercenary
Function: adjective
Date: 1532

1 : serving merely for pay or sordid advantage : venal; also : greedy
2 : hired for service in the army of a foreign country

— mer·ce·nar·i·ly \ˌmər-sə-ˈner-ə-lē, -ˈne-rə-\ adverb

— mer·ce·nar·i·ness \ˈmər-sə-ˌner-ē-nəs, -ˌne-rē-\ noun


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