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Synonyms:
- grabby, militant, cannon fodder, pugilist, auxiliary, subordinate, adversary, airwoman, struggler, commercial, bruiser, praetorian, free-lance, competitor, freelance, corrupt, crew, brawler, money-grubbing, aid, airman, opponent, warrior, accessory, sordid, GI, avaricious, ally, acquisitive, miserly, avid, fighter, soldier of fortune, mercantile, antagonist, confederate, selfish, materialistic, paid, gladiator, greedy, enemy, contestant, bully, promoter, self-absorbed, covetous, moneymaking, self-seeking, grasping, conservative, ungenerous, monopolistic, self, cadging, bombardier, foot soldier, grenadier, assistant, commando, coadjutor, battler, duelist, coveting, stingy, helper, man-at-arms, jouster, inward-looking, soldier, worldly, self-centered, Green Beret, bourgeois, rival, tough, rapacious, possessive, swordsman, moneygrubbing, venal, worldly-minded, assailant, foe, thug, crooked, rioter, combatant, hoarding, quarreler, usurious, cynical
Examples:
- - Whatever activities my soldiering has included, I have never been a mercenary. - "The Tempering", Charles Neville Buck
- - A good citizen, not ambitious; a soldier, who has fought well since the outbreak of the war, whereas you are but a vile mercenary. - "The Eleven Comedies", Aristophanes et al
- - The highest dignitaries of Philip's appointment had become the most mercenary hucksters who ever converted the divine temple of justice into a den of thieves. - "Project Gutenberg History of The Netherlands, 1555-1623, Complete", John Lothrop Motley
Antonyms:
- content, unpaid, unworldly, munificent, freehanded, liberal, moderate, restrained, sated, unsparing, magnanimous, opposer, selfless, unselfish, altruistic, openhanded, noncommercial, greathearted, handsome, openhearted, bountiful, bounteous, satisfied, generous, charitable, antagonist, controlled, opponent, temperate, hinderer
