Synonyms & related words for mercenary

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of mercenary — including hireling, condottiere, venal, hired, myrmidon, unscrupulous. 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 mercenary

Explore words related to mercenary — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include mercenarism, unmercenary, gallowglass, mercs, sworder, freebooter, calculative, crare. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for mercenary

Common synonyms for mercenary include hireling, condottiere, venal, hired, myrmidon, unscrupulous, greedy — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does mercenary come from?

The word mercenary 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.