Synonyms & related words for mercenaries

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of mercenaries. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to mercenaries

Explore words related to mercenaries — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include mercenarily, hireling, condottiere, assassins, hired, freebooters, soldiery, venal. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does mercenaries come from?

The word mercenaries breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root merc-, from Latin merx (“goods, pay, reward”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.