hired soldier
Combat for pay
A hired soldier is a combatant who fights for pay rather than patriotic duty or ideological commitment.
The term often carries mercenary connotations—someone whose loyalty follows the money: The warlord relied on hired soldiers from neighboring countries.
Distinguished from regular military personnel who serve under national obligation.
- mercenarySoldier fighting for pay
- sellswordPaid combat professional
- contractorHired construction professional
- bounty hunterProfessional fugitive capturer
- private armyArmed force serving one master
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hired soldierpatriot
Devoted country supporter
volunteer soldier · freedom fighter · citizen soldier · idealist · crusader
hired soldierpatriot
Devoted country supporter
loyalist · nationalist · minuteman · home guard · native son
hired soldierenlisted soldier
Non-officer in armed forces
serviceman · draftee · GI · military personnel · commissioned officer
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