Mercenary motive Synonyms

Definitions for Mercenary


  • (adjective) having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions
  • (noun) a person hired to fight for another country than their own
  • (adjective) profit oriented

Definitions for Motive


  • (noun) a major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition )
  • (noun) a unit of decoration that is repeated all over something (as a fabric )
  • (noun) something (as a belief ) that serves as the basis for another thing