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mercenaries

NOUN

person who fights, kills for money

Synonyms

STRONGEST

warrior

STRONG

hireling legionnaire slave

WEAK

merc professional soldier soldier of fortune

Example Sentences

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Mali imported Russia’s Wagner mercenaries in 2022, in a failed attempt to swiftly suffocate the local Islamist insurgency that has since emerged as al Qaeda’s most successful and resilient offshoot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The report says its data details a pipeline that showed the mercenaries present at various regional staging grounds, most significantly a UAE military training facility in Ghayathi in Abu Dhabi.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Nyala is a prominent hub for Colombian mercenaries and RSF drone operations, the report says.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Colombian President Gustavo Petro was quoted last year as calling the mercenaries "spectres of death" and describing their recruitment as a "form of human trafficking".

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

I was riding with one of the mercenaries, absently peeling the bark from a willow switch.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss