SOLDIER OF FORTUNE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A person hired to fight for another country than their own

Synonyms:

mercenary; soldier of fortune

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("soldier of fortune" is a kind of...):

adventurer; venturer (a person who enjoys taking risks)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "soldier of fortune"):

ninja (a member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for espionage or sabotage or assassinations; a person skilled in ninjutsu)