Definition of "mercenaries" []

• Plural form of mercenary. (noun)

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• "He urged other nations to join in that request, saying he feared there could be a large-scale massacre in Tripoli and calling on African nations to stop sending what he called mercenaries to fight on behalf of Khadafy's government."
• "Zuniga’s use of the term mercenaries, and the accompanying text that did, indeed, say “screw ‘em” was mindless, thoughtless, and did result in more than one politician removing ads from his site."
• "Residents for a second day reported seeing African troops they described as mercenaries and said they were killing civilians and firing guns into the air."