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mercenary

a person hired to fight for another country than their own serving for wages in a foreign army mercenary killers (= materialistic) marked by materialism (= mercantile, moneymaking) profit oriented a commercial book preached a mercantile and militant patriotism — John Buchan a mercenary enterprise a moneymaking business

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Simple sentences

He is very mercenary.
Tom was a mercenary.

Movie subtitles

The first is Pierre Leclerc, sniper, former member of the Foreign Legion, mercenary at present.
Another mercenary? No.
The king discovered a conspiracy among his Scottish mercenary troops.
Now, now, I know you're not doing this for any mercenary reason.
It's purely mercenary.
Fortunately, the Marques sent guns and mercenary gunners. both English, from Port Royal.
When he returned years later with an army of mercenary, those same citizens not only opened their gates for him, but stood by while he executed members of the League of Government.
Sometimes even a mercenary nitwit like you has a decent impulse.
I'm a highlander myself, you bloody minded mercenary. I should be fast to report this to Mr. walpole.
Bless us, O Lord, and these our guests and forgive them the mercenary desires which brought them here.
Thanks for entering a plea on our behalf, but what's this about mercenary desires?
And after this the mercenary young lovers.
He's a widower and therefore no risk of a mercenary widow bolting with a plunder of inheritance.
Should a mercenary army pass by here.. to go to Paris to destroy the National Assembly,..
A noble mercenary, nothing more.
A Tale of a Hapless Mercenary Khmyr, His Horse-Wife Anna, His Well-Fed Neighbor Foka, and Also of a Priest, a Nun and Other Old Relics.
You. mercenary!
I do hope you won't think I'm mercenary.
There mustn't be anything mercenary about this soldier's crest.
It's purely mercenary. My father offered him a job.
He might fear that I am mercenary.
Mercenary? Oh, no!
Yes, that is my weakness and therefore you mean I'm mercenary.
This mercenary man is my husband.
How can you be so heartless and mercenary?
Fannie, don't be so mercenary.
I'm afraid Duke is just a wee bit mercenary.
And my reasons are entirely mercenary.
Then there appeared a Greek physician or a Celtic legionaire a mercenary soldier of Grisons, a Swedish knight,. a French actor, a musician of Bohemia.
A mercenary.
No mercenary motive.
He wanted it to flee to South America, where, in his own idealistic way, he'd help finance a mercenary army to eliminate Jews, blacks, Chinese and Indians.
A soldier or a mercenary at this point would be mighty advantageous.
It means I couldn't come to terms with your mercenary world.
Mercy! It's a holy right for a mercenary.
Was he an exiled prince or a mercenary?

News and current affairs

Each year, thousands of Nigerian girls are trapped by fanatical and mercenary thugs and forced into prostitution, often in the same wealthy countries that are now magnanimously offering help to Nigeria's government.
Or it may be an explicit bias: an economist might write a report that is influenced by what a sponsor wants to hear, or give testimony that is purely mercenary.

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