working or acting merely for money or other reward; venal.

hired to serve in a foreign army, guerrilla organization, etc.

a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.

any hireling.

adjective

generous , unselfish

adjective

acquisitive , avaricious , bribable , corrupt , covetous , grabby , grasping , miserly , money-grubbing , selfish , sordid , stingy , unethical , unprincipled , unscrupulous , venal , praetorian , commercial , greedy , hired , hireling , mercantile , purchased

noun

hireling , legionnaire , merc , professional soldier , slave , soldier of fortune , warrior , adventurer , hessian , condottiere , covetous , extortioner , greedy , hack , janissary , pensionary , soldier , sordid , venal , vendible