mercēnārius — meaning in English

English meaning

• mercenary noun A soldier who fights for pay rather than out of loyalty to a country or cause.

Senses

mercēnārius is used for these senses in English:

• mercenary Motivated by personal gain.
• mercenary A person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose primary motivation is private gain.

mercenary — full definition

1. noun A soldier who fights for pay rather than out of loyalty to a country or cause.
2. noun Someone motivated chiefly by money or personal profit.
3. adj Motivated purely by money or personal gain.