
adjective
1.primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics.
"she's nothing but a mercenary little gold-digger"
synonyms: money-oriented, grasping, greedy, acquisitive, avaricious, covetous, rapacious, bribable, venal, materialistic; informalmoney-grubbing
"research suggests that buyers are unashamedly mercenary"
noun
1.a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.
"he had planned to seize power with the aid of a group of mercenaries"
synonyms: soldier of fortune, professional soldier, hired soldier, hireling; private army; informalmerc, hired gun; historicalfreelance, condottiere; archaicadventurer, lance-knight
"a force of two thousand mercenaries"