What do you think of mercenaries that do it because it is what they believe in. rather than the money?

Question

So the french who fought for America in their war of Indendece? mercenaries?
French Legionnaires, mercenaries?
Cuban soldiers in Angola, Mercenaries?
South African Soldiers in Angola, Mercenaries?
They all serve a purpose for powerful countries.

Answer 1

mercenary

mercenary [múrss’nəri]
noun (plural mercenaries)
1. military professional soldier: a professional soldier paid to fight for an army other than that of his or her country
2. somebody interested only in profit: somebody who works or serves only for personal profit


adjective
1. motivated only by money: motivated solely by a desire for money
2. relating to mercenaries: paid to serve in a foreign army, or consisting of mercenaries


[14th century. Directly or via French mercenaire from Latin mercen(n)arius ‘hireling’, from merces ‘wages’ (source of English mercy).]


-mercenarily, adverb
-mercenariness, noun
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definitely for the money.

Answer 2

A mercenary is, by definition, motivated solely by a desire for money or material gain. If they are motivated by idealism, then they are not mercenaries.

Answer 3

They cannot be a mercenary if they don't take money.

Answer 4

i believe that people who believe in a cause should act accordinly but should not involve other people who are not involved in their cause.there is a lot of innocent peoplewho get caught up in a war that is not their war

Answer 5

Irish has hit the nail on the head, so to speak!

Answer 6

They want to kill people, irrelevant of cost or cause. End

Answer 7

they were just born assassins, which is cool

Answer 8

just another job.