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Noun
S:
(n)
mercenary
,
soldier of fortune
(a person hired to fight for another country than their own)
Adjective
S:
(adj)
materialistic
,
mercenary
,
worldly-minded
(marked by materialism)
S:
(adj)
mercenary
,
free-lance
,
freelance
(serving for wages in a foreign army)
"mercenary killers"
S:
(adj)
mercantile
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mercenary
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moneymaking
(profit oriented)
"a commercial book"; "preached a mercantile and militant patriotism"- John Buchan; "a mercenary enterprise"; "a moneymaking business"