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    [Noun]  | "mer*ce*nary" | \ ˈmər-sə-ˌner-ē \


    1: one that serves merely for wages; especially : a soldier hired into foreign service


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Latin mercenarius, irregular from merced-, merces wages {mat|mercy|};

    [Adjective]  | "mercenary" 


    1: serving merely for pay or sordid advantage : venal; also : greedy

    2: hired for service in the army of a foreign country


    Origin: 1532 ;

     See: {mercenary:1 };

    [Adjective]  | "mercenary" 


    1: having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions;


      * e.g., " ... they were a mercenary couple, who defined themselves not by what they were but by what they owned "



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     [ "mercenary" ]

    1: any woman who picks her boyfriends based on how much money they have, or make; in other words a money grubbing slut.

      * e.g.,  ... Dude 1: Heard you asked Trina out last week. Dude2: Yeah, asked me if I owned my own home. I said "No", she said "wrong answer", and that I was "too poor". Dude1: Whoa! That's harsh. Dude2: Yeah, that bitch is a total mercenary. Thinks her pussy's made of gold. 

     [ "mercenary" ]

    1: An awesome band from Denmark. They sound like early Fear Factory on some albums.

      * e.g.,  ... Mercenary is awesome 

     [ "mercenary" ]

    1: Otherwise known as a soldier for hire, will now be known as james "snake" gibbs

      * e.g.,  ... Hey Billy, i got merc. Snake to take out Jimmy the other day- Hunter 

     [ "mercenary" ]

    1: One who kills for the money.

      * e.g.,  ... Boba Fett is a mercenary. 

     [ "mercenary" ]

    1: The coolest job in the world.

      * e.g.,  ... Mercenary: I get to kill you for money. 

     [ "mercenary" ]

    1: a.k.a: merc.

      * e.g.,  ... I hired a mercenary to take out that pesky mob boss who threatened to shut down my business. 


     [ "mercenary" ]

    2: A professional soldier hired for service in a foreign army.


     [ "mercenary" ]

    3: A person who works only for monetary gain.

     [ "mercenary" ]

    1: A person who takes actions for himself and not for others. He chooses to trust himself, have few friends, be self-independent, and prefers not to believe in faith, family, money, society, and popular culture. He highly values honor, merit, integrity, intelligence, and self-righteousness. He is not afraid to take risks, become hypocritical to his own self, make "the ends justify the means", betray his own people and nations, and usually has nothing to lose. Also prefers to associate himself with words like radical, renegade, and revolution.

      * e.g.,  ... Me: Don't get me wrong here, I'll go out there and fight for my "dear little nation", but be rest assured that I will forever be a mercenary than a patriot. 


     [ "mercenary" ]

    2: See radical.


     [ "mercenary" ]

    3: See renegade.


     [ "mercenary" ]

    4: See revolution.

     [ "Mercenary" ]

    1: Police serving corporate financial and personal interest of the 1%, inventing crimes and reasons to falsely arrest and/or kill members of the 99%

      * e.g.,  ... Without the dedication of a mercenary Corrections Corporation of America would not be able to continue making record breaking billion dollar profits each year. 

     [ "Mercenary" ]

    1: A 'mercenary' is a person who takes part in an armed conflict, who is not a national or a party to the conflict and is motivated to take part in the hostilities by the desire for private gain. The term 'mercenary' is also used to describe the army itself.

      * e.g.,  ... He hired an army of mercenaries to fight the battle for him, paying them money. 

     [ "mercenaries" ]

    1: Soldiers of fortune.

      * e.g.,  ... Those guys that came for John Cusack were not mercenaries, they must have forgot that before they came for him. It might have made the difference between him turning them into idiots on their own show and them actually getting something done, but they underestimated him. 

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