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soldier of fortune

NOUN
hired soldier
Synonyms
WEAK
condottiere free companion freelance hired gun hireling legionnaire mercenary professional soldier soldier for hire

Example Sentences

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Not old friends, but a soldier of fortune and an Australian journalist.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2022

In 2003, a soldier of fortune pursues enigmatic gambler Stanley Glass through ersatz Venetian canals of Las Vegas, only to stumble upon a curious book titled “The Mirror Thief.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2021

Also, seeking the Republican Senate nomination were self-described soldier of fortune Thomas Bleming of Lusk, oil company worker Arthur Bruce Clifton of Cheyenne and James Gregory of Jackson.

From Washington Times • Aug. 20, 2014

Instead, we are left only with this representative Englishman who’s a boastful and obnoxious soldier of fortune.

From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2012

He seemed at first as obsolete as a soldier of fortune.

From Essays on Modern Novelists by Phelps, William Lyon

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