merc
See also: Merc
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
merc (plural mercs)
- (slang) A mercenary.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:mercenary
- 1999, William Gibson, All Tomorrow's Parties (Bridge trilogy; book 3), New York, N.Y.: Viking Press, →ISBN, page 199:
- He had a feeling the scarf was the one he'd really have to watch out for; he couldn't say why. “What if those mercs scope us leaving?”
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Middle English
Noun
merc
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of merche
Old French
Etymology
Masculine form of Latin marca. Compare with merche.
Noun
merc oblique singular, m (oblique plural mers, nominative singular mers, nominative plural merc)
- mark (distinguishing feature or attribute)