merc
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9.8
- noun
- /mɜrk/
- Jargon
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mercenario
- Kinda reminds me of these Belgian mercs I met in the Congo.
- hired a merc
- two mercs
Examples
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The mercs are deployed in a close military defense pattern.
Fiction book (1998) -
Some of the guys from the old unit are pulling in loads of cash as mercs in Mexico.
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Top mercs led by this guy.
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What do you know about these mercs?
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Those were skilled mercs with a lot of money behind them.
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Renton, if Sonny's a merc, we need all the help we can get.
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Maybe bodyguards, but they look like mercs to me.
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Those mercs, did they figure out who they're working for?
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The CIA used to hire mercs.
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The merc was hired to protect the convoy during its dangerous route.
Synonyms
97
8.3
A person who is paid to fight for a foreign army
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7.9
A person who fights for money for other countries or groups
Surface Forms
Etymology
Merc is an informal short form of mercenary, a person who fights or works 'for money', and it is related to the word merchant, people who trade for pay. So a merc is a hired soldier who works for money.