merc
UK/mɜːk/US/mɝk/
merc noun: a mercenary.
Noun (1)
merc (plural mercs)
- A mercenary.
- 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?”1999, William Gibson, All Tomorrow's Parties (Bridge trilogy; book 3), New York, N.Y.: Viking Press, →ISBN, page 199
- Synonyms:
- adventurer, bravo, condottiere, filibuster, freebooter, freelance, free companion, hired gun, hireling, hit man
Verb
merc (third-person singular simple present mercs, present participle mercing, simple past and past participle merced)
- To kill.
Noun (2) capitalized: Merc
Merc (plural Mercs)
- A Mercedes-Benz automobile.
- His dad's well rich: he's got a Merc and two BMWs.
- Some people might like to get a train to work / Or drive in, in a Beamer or a Merc2005, “London Underground”, performed by Amateur Transplants
Noun (3) capitalized: Merc
Merc (plural Mercs)
- A Ford-Mercury automobile
- a '49 Merc with a flathead V-8
- Clipping of Mercury dime.
- When I was 4 years old, my mother saved dimes, mostly Mercury Dimes, and periodically rolled them and took them to the bank. At that age, I once swallowed a Merc as I awoke from a nap after having spilled the contents of my piggy bank on to my bed. I woke up with something in my mouth and half...2002 October 9, UsterDay72, “Your First Time (on topic :) and long”, in rec.collecting.coins (Usenet), retrieved 03 Jan 2023
Synonyms of merc
- adventurer
- bravo
- condottiere
- filibuster
- freebooter
- freelance
- free companion
- hired gun
- hireling
- hit man
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Forms of merc
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | mercs |
| plural | Mercs |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | mercs |
| present participle | mercing |
| past participle | merced |
| past | merced |
Origin of merc
Clipping of mercenary. For the /k/ compare bike.
Clipping of Mercedes-Benz.
Clipping of Mercury.
Words formed from merc
Words that rhyme with merc
Questions about merc
- What does merc mean?
- Merc means a mercenary.
- What part of speech is merc?
- Merc can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce merc?
- Merc is pronounced /mɜːk/ (UK).
- What is the plural of merc?
- The plural of merc is mercs.
Words near merc in the dictionary
Source and license
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