soldier of fortune

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In 2003, a soldier of fortune pursues enigmatic gambler Stanley Glass through ersatz Venetian canals of Las Vegas, only to stumble upon a curious book titled “The Mirror Thief.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2021

To his legions of admirers, Mike Hoare was a poetry-reading soldier of fortune who led an army of white mercenaries in Congo, freed missionaries from certain death and beat back a growing communist threat.

From Washington Post • Feb. 5, 2020

In May 2013, court papers say, Joseph Hunter, a soldier of fortune, got an email from his boss.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2015

Also, seeking the Republican Senate nomination were self-described soldier of fortune Thomas Bleming of Lusk, oil company worker Arthur Bruce Clifton of Cheyenne and James Gregory of Jackson.

From Washington Times • Aug. 20, 2014

Indeed, the post of Captain-General of Cuba was one not to be despised by any soldier of fortune.

From The History of Cuba, vol. 2 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher