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mercenarism

mercenarism noun: the activities of a mercenary; involvement in conflict for private gain.

Noun

mercenarism (uncountable)

  1. The activities of a mercenary; involvement in conflict for private gain.
    Synonyms:
    mercenaryism

Synonyms of mercenarism

Questions about mercenarism

What does mercenarism mean?
Mercenarism means the activities of a mercenary; involvement in conflict for private gain.
What part of speech is mercenarism?
Mercenarism is a noun.

Words near mercenarism in the dictionary

  1. mercenarian
  2. mercenarians
  3. mercenaries
  4. mercenarily
  5. mercenariness
  6. mercenarism
  7. mercenary
  8. mercenaryism
  9. mercer
  10. Mercer County
  11. merceress

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