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mercenaries

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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
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