A 'mercenary' is a person who takes part in an armed conflict, who is not a national or a party to the conflict and is motivated to take part in the hostilities by the desire for private gain. The term 'mercenary' is also used to describe the army itself.
He hired an army of mercenaries to fight the battle for him, paying them money.
The mercenary only wanted the money for what he had done.
by Soulhaiena February 10, 2014
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The mercenary is a professional wrrior, who is often hired as a skilled defender or fighter. Mercenaries go out to the highest bidder, and lack any sense of honor, but they are very skilled at fighting, often relying upon their cache of dirty tricks to defeat an opponent. Mercenaries are not very trustworthy, and often will switch alliances in the midst of a battle.
Mercenaries swept across the land, only to be rehired by those once their enemies.
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Having motives to financially profit from investment of others
He was mercenarial in his profit strategy.
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Mercenaries - Mercy Eke's fanbase, first female winner of Big Brother Nigeria 2019. They are one of Nigeria's biggest, most popular celebrity fanbase and the first fanbase to produce a female winner.

Mercenaries- resilient, loyal & protective.

A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.
"Don't come for Mercy Eke, her Mercenaries are always on guard"

"he had planned to seize power with the aid of a group of mercenaries"
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Police serving corporate financial and personal interest of the 1%, inventing crimes and reasons to falsely arrest and/or kill members of the 99%
Without the dedication of a mercenary Corrections Corporation of America would not be able to continue making record breaking billion dollar profits each year.
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n. Mer'-suh-nerry, a contemporary American that lives out of total self-interest regardless of his/her impact on others. Totally driven to self-aggrandizement, but shallow, stupid, semi-literate and generally not interested in anything outside of shopping or self-promotion. Will eventually self-destruct by disappearing up own asshole.
Often found reading Us ("Pus") Magazine to find out what other degenerate fools do with their empty, pathetic lives.
Lacks sense of morality and decency. Essentially for sale to the highest bidder, regardless of consequences or prior purchased allegiances.
Will annihilate those perceived to threaten a mercenary's existence. Subtle undercurrent of destructive behaviour.
syn. Whore, Prostitute, Waste of space, suburban dweller, Californian
ant. person of integrity, person with a soul, decent human being
That Paris is such a mercenary. She doesn't know or care about anything except herself.
I was feeling like a mercenary so I hung around Worth Avenue all day carrying a snobby shopping bag.
Those Hessian Mercenaries got their butts kicked and then they went shopping to assuage their feelings of low self-worth.
by AdamanEve February 11, 2006
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