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Mercenary

Webster's Dictionary

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(1):

(a.) Acting for reward; serving for pay; paid; hired; hireling; venal; as, mercenary soldiers.

(2):

(a.) Hence: Moved by considerations of pay or profit; greedy of gain; sordid; selfish.

(3):

(n.) One who is hired; a hireling; especially, a soldier hired into foreign service.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Mercenary'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/mercenary.html. 1828.
 
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