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Translate mercenary from English to Dutch

Summary

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mercenary:
- huurling; huursoldaat
Wiktionary:
- mercenary → huurling
- mercenary → hebzuchtig, geldbelust

English

Detailed Translations for mercenary from English to Dutch

mercenary:

mercenary [the ~] nom

the mercenary (soldier of fortune)
de huurling; de huursoldaat
- huurling [de ~ (m)] nom
- huursoldaat [de ~ (m)] nom
the mercenary
de huurling
- huurling [de ~ (m)] nom

Translation Matrix for mercenary:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
huurling	mercenary; soldier of fortune
huursoldaat	mercenary; soldier of fortune
-	soldier of fortune
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	free-lance; freelance; materialistic; mercantile; moneymaking; worldly-minded
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	covetous; greedy

Related Words for "mercenary":

mercenaries

Synonyms for "mercenary":

materialistic; worldly-minded; worldly
freelance; paid
mercantile; moneymaking; commercial
soldier of fortune; adventurer; venturer

Related Definitions for "mercenary":

profit oriented¹
- a mercenary enterprise¹
serving for wages in a foreign army¹
- mercenary killers¹
marked by materialism¹
a person hired to fight for another country than their own¹

Wiktionary Translations for mercenary:

mercenary

noun

person employed to fight
- mercenary → huurling

adjective

motivated by private gain
- mercenary → hebzuchtig; geldbelust

mercenary

noun

iemand die tegen betaling krijgsdienst verricht in vreemde dienst
- huurling → mercenary

Related Translations for mercenary

mercenary troops

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