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A mercenary is a person whose only motivation to work is money. (noun)
An example of a mercenary is a person who cares only about money and would be willing to behave unethically to get it.
Mercenary describes someone whose only motivation to do a job is the money they would be paid. (adjective)
An example of someone that would be described as mercenary is a professional soldier.
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