MERCENARY

Meaning of MERCENARY in English

adj. & n.

adj. primarily concerned with money or other reward (mercenary motives).

n. (pl. -ies) a hired soldier in foreign service. mercenariness n.

[ ME f. L mercenarius f. merces -edis reward ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012

MERCENARY — a. mercenari; n. mercenario
English interlingue dictionary
MERCENARY — mahiphip;makisapi;sinuhulan
English-Visayan vocabulary
MERCENARY — I. noun (plural -naries) see: mercy Date: 14th century one that serves merely for wages, II. adjective Date: 1532 serving …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MERCENARY — Hired professional soldier who fights for any state or nation without regard to political principles. From the earliest days of …
Английский словарь Британика
MERCENARY — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌerē, -ri noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English mercenarie, from Latin mercenarius, mercennarius, adjective & noun, from merced-, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MERCENARY — (n.) One who is hired; a hireling; especially, a soldier hired into foreign service.
Английский словарь Webster
MERCENARY — (a.) Hence: Moved by considerations of pay or profit; greedy of gain; sordid; selfish.
Английский словарь Webster
MERCENARY — (a.) Acting for reward; serving for pay; paid; hired; hireling; venal; as, mercenary soldiers.
Английский словарь Webster
MERCENARY — ( n. ) One who is hired; a hireling; especially, a soldier hired into foreign service.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MERCENARY — ( a. ) Hence: Moved by considerations of pay or profit; greedy of gain; sordid; selfish.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MERCENARY — ( a. ) Acting for reward; serving for pay; paid; hired; hireling; venal; as, mercenary soldiers.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MERCENARY — — mercenarily /merr'seuh nair"euh lee, merr"seuh ner'-/ , adv. — mercenariness , n. /merr"seuh ner'ee/ , adj., n., pl. mercenaries …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MERCENARY — adj. of or pertaining to a desire for monetary gain; hired for service
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MERCENARY — n. hired worker; hired soldier; greedy person
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MERCENARY — noun one who is hired; a hireling; especially, a soldier hired into foreign service. 2. mercenary ·adj hence: moved by …
Webster English vocab
MERCENARY — [mer.ce.nary] n, pl -nar.ies [ME, fr. L mercenarius, irreg. fr. merced-, merces wages--more at mercy] (14c): one that serves merely …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MERCENARY — / ˈmɜːsənəri; NAmE ˈmɜːrsəneri/ noun , adjective ■ noun ( pl. -ies ) a soldier who will fight for any …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MERCENARY — I. mer ‧ ce ‧ na ‧ ry 1 /ˈmɜːs ə n ə ri $ ˈmɜːrsəneri/ BrE AmE noun ( …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MERCENARY — adj. & n. --adj. primarily concerned with money or other reward (mercenary motives). --n. (pl. -ies) a hired soldier in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MERCENARY — adj. & n. --adj. primarily concerned with money or other reward (mercenary motives). --n. (pl. -ies) a hired soldier in …
Oxford English vocab
MERCENARY — ( mercenaries) 1. A mercenary is a soldier who is paid to fight by a country or group that they …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MERCENARY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB hire ▪ Encouraged by this, Viscount Aimar decided to hire mercenaries in Gascony …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MERCENARY — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ foreign ▪ hired … OF MERCENARIES ▪ army , band , group ▪ a small army of …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MERCENARY — n. 25B6; adjective mercenary self-interest : MONEY-ORIENTED, grasping, greedy, acquisitive, avaricious, covetous, bribable, venal, materialistic; informal money-grubbing. mercenary soldiers : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MERCENARY — adj. 1 money-oriented, grasping, greedy, acquisitive, covetous, predatory, avaricious, venal, Colloq money-grubbing She objected that the 'financial world' ought to …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
MERCENARY — 1. прил. 1) корыстный; торгашеский Syn : selfish, self-interested 2) наемный, нанятый (особ. о солдатах) Syn : rent II 2., …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MERCENARY — mercenary.ogg 1. ʹmɜ:s(ə)n(ə)rı n наёмный солдат, наёмник 2. ʹmɜ:s(ə)n(ə)rı a 1. корыстный; торгашеский mercenary politicians - корыстные /продажные/ политиканы mercenary …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MERCENARY — mercenary прил.1) корыстный; торгашеский Syn:selfish, self-interested 2) наемный, нанятый (особ. о солдатах) Syn:rent II 2., hired 2. сущ.наемник, наймит
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MERCENARY — 1. ʹmɜ:s(ə)n(ə)rı n наёмный солдат, наёмник 2. ʹmɜ:s(ə)n(ə)rı a 1. корыстный; торгашеский mercenary politicians - корыстные /продажные/ политиканы mercenary marriage …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MERCENARY — 1. прил. 1) корыстный; торгашеский Syn : selfish, self-interested 2) наемный, нанятый (особ. о солдатах) Syn : rent II 2., …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MERCENARY — I. ˈmər-sə-ˌner-ē, -ne-rē noun ( plural -nar·ies ) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin mercenarius, irregular from merced-, merces wages — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MERCENARY — n. Function: adjective Date: 1532 1 : serving merely for pay or sordid advantage : VENAL also : GREEDY 2 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MERCENARY — n. Pronunciation: ' m ə r-s ə - ˌ ner- ē , -ne-r ē Function: noun Inflected Form: plural -nar …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MERCENARY — [ 'mə:sɪn(ə)ri ] ■ adjective primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics. ■ noun ( plural mercenaries …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MERCENARY — hired professional soldier who fights for any state or nation without regard to political interests or issues. From the earliest …
Britannica English vocabulary
MERCENARY — mercenar|y BrE AmE ˈmɜːs ə n ə r‿|i ˈ•ɪn- AmE \ ˈmɝːs ə n er |i ▷ mercenar|ies iz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MERCENARY — (mercenaries) 1. A ~ is a soldier who is paid to fight by a country or group that they do …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MERCENARY — (SOLDIER) [noun] [C] - a person who fights for any country or group that pays themMany mercenaries are ex-soldiers who …
Cambridge English vocab
MERCENARY — n. Hired professional soldier who fights for any state or nation without regard to political principles. From the earliest days …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MERCENARY — Synonyms and related words : a hog for, acquisitive, adventurer, all-devouring, assistant, avaricious, avid, bottomless, bought, bribable, chartered, condottiere, corrupt, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MERCENARY — n. Function: adjective Synonyms: CORRUPT 2, praetorian, unethical, unprincipled, unscrupulous, venal Antonyms: unmercenary
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
MERCENARY — n. Function: noun Synonyms: HACK 2, drudge, grub, grubber, hireling, slavey
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
MERCENARY — I . a. 1. Hired, purchased, paid, hireling, venal. 2. Sordid, avaricious, covetous, penurious, parsimonious, stingy, miserly, niggardly, mean, selfish, …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
MERCENARY — I. noun Synonyms: hack 2, drudge, grub, grubber, hireling, slavey II. adjective Synonyms: corrupt 2, praetorian, unethical, unprincipled, unscrupulous, venal …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
MERCENARY — I. noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
MERCENARY — n. a foreign ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
MERCENARY — Наёмник
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MERCENARY — (n) военный наемник; наемник
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
MERCENARY — (a) корыстный; продажный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
MERCENARY — 1. [ʹmɜ:s(ə)n(ə)rı] n наёмный солдат, наёмник 2. [ʹmɜ:s(ə)n(ə)rı] a 1. корыстный; торгашеский ~ politicians - корыстные /продажные/ политиканы ~ marriage …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
MERCENARY — n. наемный солдат, наемник; корыстолюбец
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
MERCENARY — n. наемный солдат, наемник; корыстолюбец
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
MERCENARY — 1. прил. 1) корыстный; торгашеский Syn: selfish , self-interested 2) наемный, нанятый ( особ. о солдатах ) Syn: rent II …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MERCENARY — 1. прил. 1) корыстный; торгашеский Syn: selfish, self-interested 2) наемный, нанятый (особ. о солдатах) Syn: rent II 2., hired 2. сущ. наемник, наймит
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
MERCENARY — 1. _a. 1> корыстный; торгашеский 2> наемный 2. _n. наемник
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
MERCENARY — 1. a. 1. корыстный; торгашеский 2. наемный 2. n. наемник
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
MERCENARY — наемник наемный корыстный; торгашеский
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
MERCENARY — 1. _a. 1> корыстный; торгашеский 2> наёмный 2. _n. наёмник
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
MERCENARY — Наёмник
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
MERCENARY — Наемный солдат
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
MERCENARY — [adj.] 1) наёмный 2) корыстный, торгашеский
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
MERCENARY — 1. n наёмник; 2. a 1) наёмный; 2) корыстный, торгашеский
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
MERCENARY — корыстный
English-Russian Online Dictionary
MERCENARY — 1) наёмный солдат, наёмник 2) наёмный убийца 3) корыстный; торгашеский
Англо-Русский юридический словарь

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