soldier for hire

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But he's just a soldier for hire, or a star looking for his next project.

From Time Magazine Archive

A mercenary is a soldier for hire, who is not loyal to any particular government, group, or ideology.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz