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mercenary

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﹒A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.

﹒Primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics.

Examples

﹒The mercenary was hired to protect the convoy through the dangerous territory.

﹒His decision to switch companies for a higher salary was purely mercenary.

﹒The small kingdom relied on a band of mercenaries to defend its borders during the war.

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