Greedy vs Mercenary - What's the difference?
greedy | mercenary | Synonyms |
Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.
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(computing) Tending to match as much text as possible.
Motivated by private gain.
* Dryden
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.
Mercenary is a synonym of greedy.
As adjectives the difference between greedy and mercenary
is that greedy is having greed; consumed by selfish desires 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.greedy
English
Adjective
(er)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=“[…] Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing. Oh, dear, there's so much to tell you, so many warnings to give you, but all that must be postponed for the moment.”}}
Synonyms
* gluttonous * See alsoDerived terms
* greed (by back-formation) * greediness * greedy-gutsExternal links
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* (l)mercenary
English
(wikipedia mercenary)Adjective
(en adjective)- For God forbid I should my papers blot / With mercenary lines, with servile pen.