| Main Entry: | mercenary |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who fights, kills for money |
Synonyms: |
hireling, legionnaire, merc, professional soldier, slave, soldier of fortune, warrior |
| Main Entry: | adventurer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who takes risks |
Synonyms: |
charlatan, daredevil, entrepreneur, explorer, fortune-hunter, gambler, globetrotter, hero, heroine, madcap, mercenary, opportunist, pioneer, pirate, romantic, speculator, stunt person, swashbuckler, traveler, venturer, voyager, wanderer |
| Main Entry: | fighter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person engaged in hostile encounter |
Synonyms: |
GI, aggressor, antagonist, assailant, battler, belligerent, boxer, brawler, bruiser, bully, champion, combatant, competitor, contender, contestant, disputant, duelist, gladiator, heavy*, jouster, mercenary, militant, opponent, person-at-arms, pugilist, punching bag, rival, scrapper, serviceperson, slugger, soldier, tanker, warlord, warrior, wildcat |
Antonyms: |
peacemaker |
| Main Entry: | guerrilla |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bushfighter |
Synonyms: |
commando, freedom fighter, irregular, mercenary, professional soldier, resistance fighter, soldier of fortune, terrorist, underground fighter |
| Notes: | guerrilla is from a Spanish diminutive of guerra 'war' and refers to a soldier of an independent armed resistance force; gorilla is the ape |
| Main Entry: | soldier |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person serving in military |
Synonyms: |
GI, Green Beret, airforce member, cadet, cavalryperson, commando, conscript, draftee, enlisted person, fighter, guard, guerrilla, gunner, infantry, infantryperson, marine, mercenary, military person, musketeer, officer, paratrooper, pilot, private, rank, recruit, scout, selectee, serviceperson, soldier, soldier-at-arms, trooper, veteran, volunteer, warmonger, warrior |
| Main Entry: | soldier of fortune |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hired soldier |
Synonyms: |
condottiere, free companion, freelance, hired gun, hireling, legionnaire, mercenary, professional soldier, soldier for hire |
| Main Entry: | venturer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | adventurer |
Synonyms: |
charlatan, daredevil, entrepreneur, explorer, fortune-hunter, gambler, globetrotter, hero, heroine, madcap, mercenary, opportunist, pioneer, pirate, romantic, speculator, stunt person, swashbuckler, traveler, voyager, wanderer |