MERCENARY

mercenary. mercenary, seruing for wages, and hireling.

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mercenary. Mercenary, n. a hireling; a. mean, selfish, greedy

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Mer″ce‐na‐ry (?), a. [[OE. mercenarie, F. mercenaire, fr. L. mercenarius, fr. merces wages, reward. See Mercy.]] 1. 1. Acting for reward; serving for pay; paid; hired; hireling; venal; as, mercenary soldiers.
2. 2. Hence: Moved by considerations of pay or profit; greedy of gain; sordid; selfish. Shak.
For God forbid I should my papers blot With mercenary lines, with servile pen. Daniel. Syn. — See Venal.