Word Meaning

mercenary definition and meaning

a. Acting for reward; serving for pay; paid; hired; hireling; venal; as, mercenary soldiers.
a. Hence: Moved by considerations of pay or profit; greedy of gain; sordid; selfish.
n. One who is hired; a hireling; especially, a soldier hired into foreign service.

Crossword clues for mercenary

- Acquisitive
- Acting merely for gain
- Freelance fighter
- Hired soldier
- money hungry
- Somehow earn mercy from hired soldier