Definition
mercenaries
noun
- soldiers who fight for any country or group that pays them, rather than for their own country
Usage: plural of mercenary
Examples
- The small nation hired mercenaries to defend its borders.
- Many mercenaries fought in the civil war for whoever paid them best.
- The king’s army included both loyal soldiers and foreign mercenaries.
- Mercenaries have no loyalty except to money.
- The company of mercenaries demanded payment before the battle.
- Historical records show that mercenaries were common in medieval warfare.