Priscilla Hooks
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quote: Originally posted by mjflores
As a proud mercenary I take great offense to that statement!
So based on the definition of a mercenary from the english dictionary (see below) you are proud to call yourself one? Not trying to start an argument - just trying to understand. You are motiviated by money and greed and get paid by foreign armies? I may be misunderstanding something here but that does not sound like something to be proud of.
mer·ce·nar·y (mūrs-nr)
adj.
1. Motivated solely by a desire for monetary or material gain.
2. Hired for service in a foreign army.
n. pl. mer·ce·nar·ies
1. One who serves or works merely for monetary gain.
2. A professional soldier hired for service in a foreign army.
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[Middle English mercenarie, a mercenary, from Old French mercenaire, from Latin mercnnrius, from mercs, wages, price.]
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merce·nari·ly adv.
merce·nari·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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mercenary
Noun - a soldier who fights for a foreign army for money
Adjective
1. motivated by greed or the desire for gain.
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