Dictionary Check: mercenary

"mercenary" is a valid word!

Scrabble 16 points
Words with Friends 18 points

Definition

adjective

marked by materialism

adjective

serving for wages in a foreign army

Example: "mercenary killers"
Synonyms:
adjective

profit oriented

Example: "a commercial book"
noun

a person hired to fight for another country than their own

Synonyms:

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