mercenaire

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mercēnārius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛʁ.sə.nɛʁ/

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Adjective

mercenaire (plural mercenaires)

1. mercenary

Noun

mercenaire m (plural mercenaires)

1. mercenary (person employed to fight)

Related terms

• marché

Further reading

• “mercenaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012