Bible Dictionaries
Mercenary
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(a.) Acting for reward; serving for pay; paid; hired; hireling; venal; as, mercenary soldiers.
(2):
(a.) Hence: Moved by considerations of pay or profit; greedy of gain; sordid; selfish.
(3):
(n.) One who is hired; a hireling; especially, a soldier hired into foreign service.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Mercenary'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/m/mercenary.html. 1828.