merc
Soldier for pay
Merc is informal for mercenary—a soldier hired to fight for a foreign army or private military force: The company employed mercs as security contractors.
In gaming and online contexts, merc is also a verb meaning to kill or destroy decisively: I got merced in the first round.
Merc occasionally shortens Mercury, especially for the defunct American car brand.
Paid killer for clients
- contractorHired construction professional
- freelanceSelf-employed project work
- bodyguardPaid personal security agent
- operativeCovert field agent
enforcer · commando · paramilitary · blackwater · security · wetwork · legionnaire · adventurer
Liquid metallic element
- thermometerHeat-measuring instrument
- barometerInstrument gauging atmospheric pressure
- amalgamMixture of disparate parts
- cinnabarRed mercuric sulfide ore
messenger · planet · retrograde · winged · caduceus · mercurial · silvery · toxic
Viciously competitive or murderous
- cold-bloodedUnfeeling or externally heated
- pitilessLacking any compassion
- remorselessLacking guilt or pity
- heartlessLacking pity or mercy
brutal · savage · merciless · unforgiving · callous · vicious · bloodthirsty · relentless
gun-for-hire
Paid killer for clients
- contractorHired construction professional
- freelanceSelf-employed project work
- bodyguardPaid personal security agent
operative · enforcer · commando · paramilitary · blackwater · security · wetwork · legionnaire · adventurer · sellsword
quicksilver
Liquid metallic element
- thermometerHeat-measuring instrument
- barometerInstrument gauging atmospheric pressure
- amalgamMixture of disparate parts
cinnabar · messenger · planet · retrograde · winged · caduceus · mercurial · silvery · toxic · volatile
cutthroat
Viciously competitive or murderous
- cold-bloodedUnfeeling or externally heated
- pitilessLacking any compassion
- remorselessLacking guilt or pity
heartless · brutal · savage · merciless · unforgiving · callous · vicious · bloodthirsty · relentless · unsparing
luxury
Expensive nonessential comfort
autobahn · premium · badge · dealership
mercpatriot
Devoted country supporter
volunteer · minuteman · freedom fighter · conscript · draftee
mercregular
Occurring at fixed intervals
enlisted soldier · serviceman · servicewoman · GI · trooper
mercfreedom fighter
Armed rebel against tyranny
liberator · defender · resistance fighter · hero · protector
- no mercyComplete absence of clemency
- at the mercy ofDefenseless before another's power
- have mercyShow compassion, forgive
- beg for mercyPlead for compassionate treatment
- lord have mercyExclamation seeking divine compassion
- mercy killingPainless death for suffering
mercy, commerce, merchant, merchandise, mercenary, commercials, merchandising, mercantile, commercialize