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    mercenary

    mercenary - Dictionary definition and meaning for word mercenary

    Definition
    (noun) a person hired to fight for another country than their own
    Synonyms : soldier of fortune
    Definition
    (adj) marked by materialism Definition
    (adj) serving for wages in a foreign army
    Synonyms : free-lance , freelance
    Example Sentence
    • mercenary killers
    Definition
    (adj) profit oriented
    Synonyms : mercantile , moneymaking
    Example Sentence
    • a commercial book
    • preached a mercantile and militant patriotism
    • a mercenary enterprise
    • a moneymaking business
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for mercenary

merce - mercy + na - no; no mercy.He can kill anybody for money or gain

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MERCENARY -> MERCHANT is related with money making person and mercenary is the person who do only for money

mark henry(wresler) is from kenya but fight in USA to make money

dont show any MERCY to this NARI ,as she is a prostitute, a girl MOTIVATED SOLELY BY MONEY..................;)

mercenary (merce - mercy + na - no; no mercy) = Judge should now show mercy to someone who killed his father just for money.

My scenery is soo much beautiful thrfr it is profit oriented....

MERC-enary...gotta be motivated solely by money to buy a merc!

mera motive sirf money money

mere(mer) + se(ce) + nary(female in hindi)............mere se naary par koi dhyan nahi hai.....mujhe to CENT(money) par dhyan rakhna hai

mercenary = merce(mercy) + na (not) + ry(to friend); no mercy is there so america hire force from france tofight agaist Iraq.

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