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Mercenary

noun/mˈɜːsənˌɛɹi/
Definition
a person hired to fight for another country than their own
marked by materialism
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/mˈɜːsənˌɛɹi/
🇬🇧British English
/mˈɜːsənəɹi/
🇮🇳Indian English
/mˈɜːsənəɹi/
4 syllables Say it as /mˈɜːsənˌɛɹi/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
worldly-mindedfreelancesoldier of fortunemercantilemoneymakingmaterialisticfree-lance
Parts of Speech
nouna person hired to fight for another country than their own
adjectivemarked by materialism
adjectiveserving for wages in a foreign army
“mercenary killers”
adjectiveprofit oriented; ; - John Buchan
“a commercial book”
Word Forms
mercenaryadjectiveserving for wages in a foreign army
materialismnouna desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters
mercenarynouna person hired to fight for another country than their own
moneymakingnounthe act of making money (and accumulating wealth)
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Söldner
eine Person, die angeheuert wurde, um für ein anderes Land als ihr eigenes zu kämpfen
🇫🇷French
mercenaire
une personne engagée pour combattre pour un autre pays que le sien
🇪🇸Spanish
mercenario
una persona contratada para luchar por otro país que no sea el suyo
🇮🇹Italian
mercenario
una persona assunta per combattere per un paese diverso dal proprio
🇳🇱Dutch
huurling
een persoon die is ingehuurd om voor een ander land dan het eigen land te vechten
🇵🇹Portuguese
mercenário
uma pessoa contratada para lutar por outro país que não o seu
🇷🇺Russian
наемник
человек, нанятый для борьбы за другую страну, кроме своей собственной
India
🇮🇳Hindi
किराये का
एक व्यक्ति को अपने देश के बजाय दूसरे देश के लिए लड़ने के लिए नियुक्त किया गया
🇧🇩Bengali
ভাড়াটে
একজন ব্যক্তি তাদের নিজের চেয়ে অন্য দেশের জন্য লড়াই করার জন্য ভাড়া করা হয়েছে
🇮🇳Tamil
கூலிப்படை
ஒரு நபர் தனது சொந்த நாட்டை விட மற்றொரு நாட்டிற்காக போராட பணியமர்த்தப்பட்டார்
🇮🇳Telugu
కూలి
ఒక వ్యక్తి తన దేశం కంటే మరొక దేశం కోసం పోరాడటానికి నియమించబడ్డాడు
🇮🇳Marathi
भाडोत्री
स्वत:च्या देशापेक्षा दुसऱ्या देशासाठी लढण्यासाठी नियुक्त केलेली व्यक्ती
🇮🇳Gujarati
ભાડૂતી
પોતાના કરતાં બીજા દેશ માટે લડવા માટે ભાડે રાખેલી વ્યક્તિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕೂಲಿ
ತಮ್ಮ ದೇಶಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಬೇರೆ ದೇಶಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಹೋರಾಡಲು ನೇಮಕಗೊಂಡ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കൂലിപ്പണിക്കാരൻ
സ്വന്തം രാജ്യത്തേക്കാൾ മറ്റൊരു രാജ്യത്തിന് വേണ്ടി പോരാടാൻ വാടകയ്‌ക്കെടുത്ത ഒരു വ്യക്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਕਿਰਾਏਦਾਰ
ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੇ ਦੇਸ਼ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਦੇਸ਼ ਲਈ ਲੜਨ ਲਈ ਨਿਯੁਕਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
باڑے
ایک شخص کو اپنے ملک سے زیادہ دوسرے ملک کے لیے لڑنے کے لیے رکھا گیا ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
雇佣兵
受雇为另一个国家而不是自己国家而战的人
🇯🇵Japanese
傭兵
自分の国以外の国のために戦うために雇われた人
🇰🇷Korean
용병
자기 나라가 아닌 다른 나라를 위해 싸우도록 고용된 사람
🇻🇳Vietnamese
lính đánh thuê
một người được thuê để chiến đấu cho một quốc gia khác hơn là của họ
🇹🇭Thai
ทหารรับจ้าง
🇮🇩Indonesian
mata duitan
seseorang yang disewa untuk berperang demi negara lain selain negaranya sendiri
🇵🇭Filipino
mersenaryo
isang taong inupahan upang ipaglaban ang ibang bansa kaysa sa kanilang sarili
🇲🇾Malay
upahan
seseorang yang diupah untuk berjuang untuk negara lain daripada negara mereka
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مرتزق
شخص تم استئجاره للقتال من أجل بلد آخر غير بلده
🇮🇷Persian
مزدور
فردی که استخدام شده است تا برای کشور دیگری غیر از کشور خود بجنگد
🇹🇷Turkish
paralı
kendi ülkesinden başka bir ülke için savaşmak üzere tutulan kişi
🇮🇱Hebrew
שְׂכִיר חֶרֶב
אדם שנשכר להילחם למען מדינה אחרת משלו
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'mercenary'?
The primary meaning of 'mercenary' is 'a person hired to fight for another country than their own'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'mercenary' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'mercenary' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'mercenary' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'mercenary' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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