mercenary

As nouns the difference between rebel and mercenary

is that rebel is a person who resists an established authority, often violently while mercenary is a person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose prime or sole motivation is private gain.

As a verb rebel

is to resist or become defiant toward an authority.

As an adjective mercenary is

motivated by private gain.

As nouns the difference between outlaw and mercenary

is that outlaw is a fugitive from the law while mercenary is a person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose prime or sole motivation is private gain.

As a verb outlaw

is to declare illegal.

As an adjective mercenary is

motivated by private gain.

As adjectives the difference between mercenary and lucrative

is that mercenary is motivated by private gain while lucrative is producing a surplus; profitable.

As a noun mercenary

is a person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose prime or sole motivation is private gain.

As nouns the difference between mercenary and merchant

is that mercenary is a person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose prime or sole motivation is private gain while merchant is a person who traffics in commodities for profit.

As an adjective mercenary

is motivated by private gain.

As a verb merchant is

as a resident of a region, to buy goods from a non-resident and sell them to another non-resident.

As a proper noun Merchant is

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Rapacious is a related term of mercenary.

As adjectives the difference between rapacious and mercenary

is that rapacious is voracious; avaricious while mercenary is motivated by private gain.

As a noun mercenary is

a person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose prime or sole motivation is private gain.

As adjectives the difference between mercenary and spartan

is that mercenary is motivated by private gain while spartan is of or relating to sparta or its citizens.

As nouns the difference between mercenary and spartan

is that mercenary is a person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose prime or sole motivation is private gain while spartan is a red apple cultivar from british columbia, canada.

As a proper noun spartan is

a citizen of sparta.

As nouns the difference between mercenary and adventurer

is that mercenary is a person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose prime or sole motivation is private gain while adventurer is one who adventures; one who seeks his fortune in new and hazardous or perilous enterprises.

As an adjective mercenary

is motivated by private gain.

As nouns the difference between mercenary and warrior

is that mercenary is a person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose prime or sole motivation is private gain while warrior is a person who is actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare; a soldier or combatant.

As an adjective mercenary

is motivated by private gain.

As nouns the difference between profiteer and mercenary

is that profiteer is one who makes an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk while mercenary is a person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose prime or sole motivation is private gain.

As a verb profiteer

is to make an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk.

As an adjective mercenary is

motivated by private gain.

As adjectives the difference between mercenary and wolfish

is that mercenary is motivated by private gain while wolfish is pertaining to wolves.

As a noun mercenary

is a person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose prime or sole motivation is private gain.