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Synonyms for mercenary
ˈmɜr səˌnɛr imer·ce·na·ry
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
mercenary
An auxiliary is a person or thing that helps in a subordinate capacity. Allies unite as equals; auxiliaries are, at least technically, inferiors or subordinates. Yet the auxiliary is more than a mere assistant. The word is oftenest found in the plural, and in the military sense; auxiliaries are troops of one nation uniting with the armies, and acting under the orders, of another. Mercenaries serve only for pay; auxiliaries often for reasons of state, policy, or patriotism as well. Compare ACCESSORY; APPENDAGE.
Synonyms:
accessory, aid, ally, assistant, auxiliary, coadjutor, confederate, helper, promoter, subordinateAntonyms:
antagonist, hinderer, opponent, opposerPreposition:
The auxiliaries of the Romans; an auxiliary in a good cause; an auxiliary to learning.
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mercenary
Synonyms:
sordid, venal, selfish, avaricious, gripingAntonyms:
liberal, generous, disinterested, profuse, prodigal
Princeton's WordNet
mercenary, soldier of fortuneadjective
a person hired to fight for another country than their own
Synonyms:
soldier of fortuneAntonyms:
unworldly, unpaid, noncommercialmaterialistic, mercenary, worldly-mindedadjective
marked by materialism
Synonyms:
bourgeois, conservative, mercantile, worldly-minded, free-lance(a), materialistic, freelance(a), mercenary(a), moneymaking(a)Antonyms:
noncommercial, unworldly, unpaidmercenary(a), free-lance(a), freelance(a)adjective
serving for wages in a foreign army
"mercenary killers"
Antonyms:
noncommercial, unpaid, unworldlymercantile, mercenary, moneymaking(a)adjective
profit oriented
"a commercial book"; "preached a mercantile and militant patriotism"- John Buchan; "a mercenary enterprise"; "a moneymaking business"
Antonyms:
unpaid, unworldly, noncommercial
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#1652 | aid | |
#2318 | assistant | |
#3868 | accessory | |
#4600 | conservative | |
#10802 | auxiliary | |
#12773 | promoter | |
#12931 | helper | |
#13251 | ally | |
#17710 | confederate | |
#18281 | selfish | |
#18694 | greedy | |
#18868 | subordinate | |
#24792 | bourgeois | |
#28611 | mercantile | |
#30569 | mercenaries | |
#30905 | mercenary | |
#35712 | merc | |
#47520 | sordid | |
#50696 | materialistic | |
#83246 | henchman | |
#95531 | gunfighter | |
#101196 | griping | |
#129275 | venal | |
#131890 | avaricious | |
#169762 | coadjutor |
How to use mercenary in a sentence?
It appears that Russia has opened 14 mercenary recruitment centers in Syria in territories controlled by the regime of Bashar al-Assad (Damascus, Aleppo, Hama, Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor), after a short training, the mercenaries will be transported to Russia through the Khmeimim Air Base by two Tu-134 (up to 80 passengers) and Tu-154 (up to 180 passengers) aircraft to the Chkalovsky Air Base, Moscow region.
There's now undeniable evidence... that the mercenary spyware industry is facilitating the spread of authoritarian practices and contributing to massive human rights abuses.
A Nation State or Cyber-Mercenary won’t hack e-voting machines one by one. This takes too long and will have minimal impact. Instead, they’ll take an easier approach like spear phishing the manufacturer with malware and poison the voting machine update pre-election and allow the manufacturer to update each individual machine with a self-deleting payload that will target the tabulation process.
For all the gold and silver stolen and shipped to Spain did not make the Spanish people richer. It gave their kings an edge in the balance of power for a time, a chance to hire more mercenary soldiers for their wars. They ended up losing those wars anyway, and all that was left was a deadly inflation, a starving population, the rich richer, the poor poorer, and a ruined peasant class.
The fact that such a very high-ranking official has uttered words such as ‘mercenary’ is, with respect, disgraceful to such a reputable counsel.
Translations for mercenary
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- مرتزقArabic
- наймі́тка, наёмнік, наймі́т, наёмніцаBelarusian
- нае́мник, нае́мницаBulgarian
- mercenariCatalan, Valencian
- žoldák, žoldnéřCzech
- lejesoldatDanish
- Söldnerin, SöldnerGerman
- μισθοφόρος, μισθοφορικός, ιδιοτελήςGreek
- mercenarioSpanish
- palgasõdurEstonian
- rahanahne, palkkasotilas, palkkasoturiFinnish
- mercenaireFrench
- amhaisIrish
- zsoldos, zsoldoskatonaHungarian
- վարձկանArmenian
- málaliðiIcelandic
- mercenarioItalian
- 傭兵Japanese
- 용병Korean
- mercēnāriusLatin
- algotnisLatvian
- користољубив, пла́теникMacedonian
- leiesoldatNorwegian
- huurling, geldbelust, hebzuchtigDutch
- leigesoldatNorwegian
- najemnica, najemnikPolish
- mercenárioPortuguese
- коры́стный, корыстолюби́вый, найми́т, найми́тка, наёмница, наёмникRussian
- плаћеник, najamnik, најамник, најамница, plaćenica, plaćenik, плаћеница, najamnicaSerbo-Croatian
- žoldnierSlovak
- plačanecSlovene
- legosoldatSwedish
- mamlukiSwahili
- на́йманка, найми́т, найми́тка, на́йманецьUkrainian
- tay sai, lính đánh thuêVietnamese
- 雇佣兵Chinese
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