Synonyms for Mercenary:
adj.
•avaricious (adjective)miserly, monopolistic, acquisitive, rapacious, money-grubbing, selfish, venal, Cadging, usurious, avaricious, greedy, hoarding, grasping, possessive, sordid.
•dishonest (adjective)
corrupt.
•greedy for money (adjective)
grasping, sordid, stingy, money-grubbing, venal, miserly, avaricious, corrupt, selfish, acquisitive.
n.
self-centered, inward-looking, cynical, self-seeking, ungenerous, self-absorbed. gi, commando, grenadier, self, cannon fodder, foot soldier, green beret, crew, crooked, bombardier, corrupt, airwoman, praetorian, airman. •acquisitive (noun)stingy.
•person who fights, kills for money (noun)
warrior.
Other synonyms:
corrupt, praetorian. crooked. •Other relevant words:
praetorian, ungenerous, corrupt, self-seeking, stingy, crooked.
Usage examples for mercenary
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The army was primarily mercenary as it had been in medieval times, with officers buying their commissions. – Our Legal Heritage, 4th Ed. by S. A. Reilly
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" Could you possibly associate mercenary motives with any step which he might take? – At the Mercy of Tiberius by August Evans Wilson
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The rules of attack and of self- defence are alike unknown to him; he can neither give nor take; he is attracted by women, and stands in awe of them; his very good qualities tell against him, he is all generosity and modesty, and completely innocent of mercenary designs. – The Country Doctor by Honore de Balzac