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mercenary

/ˈmɝ.sə.ˌnɛɹ.i/ sustantivo C2

En español: mercenario

  1. One motivated by gain, especially monetary.
  2. 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.
  3. One hired to engage in a figurative battle, as a corporate takeover, a lawsuit, or a political campaign. (figuratively)

Plural mercenaries

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It is an advantage to get about in such a case without taking a mercenary into your confidence.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 116 · B2
I should be sorry to think our friend mercenary.”
Pride and Prejudice, p. 177 · B2
“Pray, my dear aunt, what is the difference in matrimonial affairs, between the mercenary and the prudent motive?
Pride and Prejudice, p. 178 · B2
Last Christmas you were afraid of his marrying me, because it would be imprudent; and now, because he is trying to get a girl with only ten thousand pounds, you want to find out that he is mercenary.”
Pride and Prejudice, p. 178 · B2

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