Meaning

2 senses

  1. A noncommissioned soldier willing to serve any state or person who will hire them.

    Glücksritter, Söldner

    наёмникnajómnik, солда́т уда́чиsoldát udáči, солда́т форту́ныsoldát fortúny

  2. (broadly, figuratively)A person willing to work for or ally themself with any person or institution who will hire them.

More definitions
  • a person hired to fight for another country than their own

Examples

1 sentences

  1. He was a mercenary, but preferred to call himself a soldier of fortune.

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Translations

5 languages
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Forms

plural: soldiers of fortune

Synonyms

13 synonyms
mercenaryC2adventurerbravocondottierefilibusterfreebooterfreelancefree companionhired gunmercprivate military contractorhit man
Close in meaning
  • a person hired to fight for another country than their own:mercenary

Word family

1 related words
Relatedfortune hunter

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
soldersoldierA2solesoleil

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