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n. a person hired to fight for another country than their own

adj. used of soldiers hired by a foreign army

moneymaking, mercantile, profit-oriented

adj. profit oriented; "a commercial book"; "preached a mercantile and militant patriotism"- John Buchan; "a mercenary enterprise"; "a moneymaking business"

materialistic, worldly-minded

adj. marked by materialism

killer, slayer

n. someone who causes the death of a person or animal

torpedo, gunman, hatchet man, hit man, hired gun

n. a professional murderer

wage earner, hireling

n. a person who works only for money

legionnaire, legionary

n. a soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion)

productive

adj. producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly); "productive farmland"; "his productive years"; "a productive collaboration"

constructive

adj. constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development; "constructive criticism"; "a constructive attitude"; "a constructive philosophy"; "constructive permission"

efficient

adj. being effective without wasting time or effort or expense; "an efficient production manager"; "efficient engines save gas"

resourceful

adj. having inner resources; adroit or imaginative; "someone who is resourceful is capable of dealing with difficult situations"; "an able and resourceful politician"; "the most resourceful cook in town"

useful, utile

adj. being of use or service; "the girl felt motherly and useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society"

remunerative, lucrative, money-making

adj. producing a sizeable profit; "a remunerative business"

worthwhile

adj. sufficiently valuable to justify the investment of time or interest; "a worthwhile book"

profitable, fruitful

adj. productive of profit; "a profitable enterprise"; "a fruitful meeting"

paying, paid, gainful

adj. yielding a fair profit

cashed

adj. for which money has been paid; "a cashed check"

paying, stipendiary, compensable, remunerative, salaried

adj. for which money is paid; "a paying job"; "remunerative work"; "salaried employment"; "stipendiary services"

stipendiary, salaried, compensated, remunerated

adj. receiving or eligible for compensation; "salaried workers"; "a stipendiary magistrate"

paid-up

adj. paid in advance; "paid-up insurance"; "paid-up members"

post-free

adj. postpaid

postpaid, prepaid

adj. used especially of mail; paid in advance

reply-paid

adj. with cost of reply prepaid by sender; "reply-paid postcard"; "reply-paid envelope"

commercialized

adj. organized principally for financial gain; "Christmas has become a commercialized spectacle"

business, mercantile

adj. relating to or characteristic of trade or traders; "the mercantile North was forging ahead"- Van Wyck Brooks

technical

adj. (of production of chemicals) made for commercial purposes especially on a large scale; "technical (or commercial) sulfuric acid"

technical

adj. resulting from or dependent on market factors rather than fundamental economic considerations; "analysts content that the stock market is due for a technical rally"; "the fall is only a technical correction"

trade

adj. relating to or used in or intended for trade or commerce: "a trade fair"; "trade journals"; "trade goods"

earthly, temporal

adj. of the material world; "temporal possessions of the church"

material

adj. concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests; "material possessions"; "material wealth"; "material comforts"

terrestrial, mundane, sublunary

adj. concerned with the world or worldly matters; "mundane affairs"; "he developed an immense terrestrial practicality"

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