mercenary

n. அயல் நாட்டிலிருந்து வந்து பணி செய்கிற கூலிப்படை வீரர், (பெயரடை) கூலிக்காக வேலை செய்கிற, பணத்தை நாடிய.

Synonyms

sordid venal selfish avaricious griping

Antonyms

liberal generous disinterested profuse prodigal

Mer"ce*na*ry, a. Etym: [OE. mercenarie, F. mercenaire, fr. L. mercenarius, fr. merces wages, reward. See Mercy.] 1. Acting for reward; serving for pay; paid; hired; hireling; venal; as, mercenary soldiers. 2. Hence: Moved by considerations of pay or profit; greedy of gain; sordid; selfish. Shak. For God forbid I should my papers blot With mercenary lines, with servile pen. Daniel. Syn. -- See Venal. Mer"ce*na*ry, n.; pl. Mercenaries (. Defn: One who is hired; a hireling; especially, a soldier hired into foreign service. Milman.

mercenary - Similar Words

mercenarily mercery mercenaria mercer mercenarian parcenary decennary tercentenary ternary scenary