Mercenary (Adjective)

Meaning ¹

Profit oriented; "a commercial book"; "preached a mercantile and militant patriotism"- John Buchan; "a mercenary enterprise"; "a moneymaking business".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Moneymaking
• Mercantile

Meaning ²

Marked by materialism.

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Materialistic
• Worldly-minded

Meaning ³

Serving for wages in a foreign army; "mercenary killers".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Freelance
• Free-lance

Related Words

• Mercenary (noun)