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mercenary meaning in Kannada

ಕೂಲಿಪಡೆಯಾಳು

/ˈmɜː.sə.nə.ɹi/US/ˈmɝ.sə.ˌnɛɹ.i/

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mercenary in Kannada: ಕೂಲಿಪಡೆಯಾಳು, ಕೂಲಿ ಕೆಲಸಗಾರ, ಕೂಲಿಸೈನಿಕ, ಸಂಬಳದ ಸಿಪಾಯಿ. In English, mercenary means one motivated by gain, especially monetary.

Kannada words for mercenary

ಕೂಲಿಪಡೆಯಾಳು, ಕೂಲಿ ಕೆಲಸಗಾರ, ಕೂಲಿಸೈನಿಕ, ಸಂಬಳದ ಸಿಪಾಯಿ, ದುಡ್ಡಿಗಾಗಿ ದುಡಿಯುವ, ಹಣದಾಸೆಗೆ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡುವ

English meaning of mercenary

  1. noun One motivated by gain, especially monetary.
  2. noun 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 primary motivation is private gain.
  3. noun One hired to engage in a figurative battle, as a corporate takeover, a lawsuit, or a political campaign.
  4. adjective Motivated by personal gain.

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Questions about mercenary in Kannada

What is the meaning of mercenary in Kannada?
Mercenary in Kannada is ಕೂಲಿಪಡೆಯಾಳು, ಕೂಲಿ ಕೆಲಸಗಾರ, ಕೂಲಿಸೈನಿಕ, ಸಂಬಳದ ಸಿಪಾಯಿ.
mercenary ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Mercenary: ಕೂಲಿಪಡೆಯಾಳು, ಕೂಲಿ ಕೆಲಸಗಾರ, ಕೂಲಿಸೈನಿಕ, ಸಂಬಳದ ಸಿಪಾಯಿ.
What does mercenary mean in English?
Mercenary means one motivated by gain, especially monetary.

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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: mercenary (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: mercenary (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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