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armchair mercenary 

an individual, typically male, who incessantly second guesses the outcome of military battles recreated on television. Often addicted to the History Channel, has never served in the armed services, but is an active member of the NRA, an avid gun collector, yet doesn't hunt. Can be somewhat oblivious to spousal interests or needs.
Armchair mercenary: "Bla, bla, bla, then you know honey, if Brigadier General Warren's scouts hadn't found Little Round Top undefended, then Colonel Vincent wouldn't have led his brigade up the hill and set up a picket line. If General Lee's troops had just arrived there, say, just 10 minutes earlier, 20 tops, the Battle of Gettysburg would have been a Confederate victory! The rest would be history! Hey, grab me another beer, would ya?"
Wife: "You are sooo smart, snookums! You're my favorite armchair mercenary! Get your own beer, but just one! Remember? I've got to go, uh..... go and visit my sick friend again."
Armchair mercenary: "Hey, what if the Rebel snipers had had Barrett 50s with match ammo? Where'd I put the remote?

mercenary 

a.k.a: merc.
A professional soldier hired for service in a foreign army.
A person who works only for monetary gain.
I hired a mercenary to take out that pesky mob boss who threatened to shut down my business.
mercenary by AYB February 23, 2003

murkenary 

One who is en expert at murking.
That bastard murked me again. He's such a murkenary.
murkenary by FakePlasticPete February 5, 2008

nursenary 

A portmanteau of nurse and mercenary, a nursenary is a registered nurse who choses nonstandard, travel, or contract work to maximize take-home pay, often sacrificing benefits or stable hours.
Since my spouse gets benefits through work, I left my floor and make $10 more per hour as a nursenary.
nursenary by rjb2112 May 15, 2020

Mercenary 

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.
Mercenary by Soulhaiena February 10, 2014

troll mercenary 

.....a troll mercenary is sumone who goes at a troll to defend a stance on an issue.....a paid troll ....
....wow...did yu see adam go at that troll.....adam is a real troll mercenary ......my mom supports his troll mission.....
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