mercenary

/mɜrsə,nɛri/ adjectivenoun
9 letters4 syllables16 points in Scrabble®18 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
ADJECTIVE
1

Serving for wages in a foreign army.

“mercenary killers”

2

Profit oriented.

“a mercenary enterprise”

3

Marked by materialism.

NOUN
1

A person hired to fight for another country than their own.

WORD FORMS
Starts withM
Ends withY
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®16 points
Words With Friends®18 points
Double word32 points
Triple word48 points
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Pig Latinercenarymay
Starts & ends withM … Y
Syllablesmer · ce · nar · y
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