mercenary
adjective/ˈmɜːsənəri/
/ˈmɜːrsəneri/
(disapproving)- only interested in making or getting money
- a mercenary society/attitude
- She's interested in him for purely mercenary reasons.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMercenary is used with these nouns:- army
- soldier
Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from Latin mercenarius ‘hireling’, from merces, merced- ‘reward’.Want to learn more?
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