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Mercenary

/mˈɜrsəˌnɛri/
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(noun) One motivated by gain, especially monetary.

He is very mercenary.
So you're a mercenary, right?
CEFR Practice Quiz
The king hired a group of ____ soldiers to help defend the castle after his own army was defeated.

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