mercenaries

noun

Stress: first syllable

Syllables: mer-ce-nar-ies (4)

English Definition

Soldiers who fight for foreign countries for money

Example Sentence

The king hired mercenaries to win the war.

US IPA /ˈmɜːrsəneriz/

UK IPA /ˈmɜːsənəriz/

soldiers of fortune hired guns legionnaires

volunteers patriots