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(satellite adjective) used of soldiers hired by a foreign army |
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Synonyms: freelance |
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(noun) a person hired to fight for another country than their own |
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Synonyms: soldier of fortune |
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Related Words: adventurer |
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(satellite adjective) profit oriented; "a commercial book"; "preached a mercantile and militant patriotism"- John Buchan; "a mercenary enterprise"; "a moneymaking business" |
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Synonyms: mercantile, moneymaking |
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(satellite adjective) marked by materialism |
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Synonyms: materialistic, worldly-minded |
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