mercenary
adjective
[ ˈməːsɪn(ə)ri ]
• primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics.
• "she's nothing but a mercenary little gold-digger"
Similar:
money-oriented,
grasping,
greedy,
acquisitive,
avaricious,
covetous,
rapacious,
bribable,
venal,
materialistic,
money-grubbing,
mercenary
noun
• a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.
• "he had planned to seize power with the aid of a group of mercenaries"
Similar:
soldier of fortune,
professional soldier,
hired soldier,
hireling,
private army,
merc,
hired gun,
freelance,
condottiere,
adventurer,
lance-knight,
Origin:
late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin mercenarius ‘hireling’, from merces, merced- ‘reward’.
