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How to pronounce “mercenary”
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Pronunciation guide for mercenary
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of mercenary with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Where Does It Hurt?
and it's extremely mercenary in San Francisco.
- Definition summary
- (archaic) One motivated by gain, especially monetary.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce mercenary
Where Does It Hurt?
and it's extremely mercenary in San Francisco.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “mercenary”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (archaic) One motivated by gain, especially monetary.
- A person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose primary motivation is private gain.
- (figuratively) One hired to engage in a figurative battle, as a corporate takeover, a lawsuit, or a political campaign.
- [Adjective]
- Motivated by personal gain.
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