The opposite of mercenary (seeking money or rewards) could be unselfish, generous, or altruistic (acting out of moral conviction).
The "opposite" of a mercenary (hired soldier) would be a regular soldier, volunteer, or recruit.
Mercenary.
The adjective "mercenary" means done for money or material gain. As a noun, it means a soldier for hire. The Hessians who fought for the British in the American Revolution were not mercenaries in the modern sense, but conscripts who were sent to fight by the leaders of the Germanic states, who were paid by the British crown.
A person who goes to war is called a soldier. They may be a volunteer or a draftee, but they are still a soldier.
An opposite of the word "to" is from.
The opposite of up is down. So, opposite of the opposite of up is up itself.
Mercenary
A mercenary is a soldier that fights for money
Mercenary tao.
"The drug company was denounced as mercenary for seeking only to increase its profits." "The former Navy SEAL became a mercenary in central Africa."
He only did that out of mercenary self-interest.
Schlock Mercenary was created in 2000.
Mercenary from Tomorrow was created in 1968.
Mercenary War happened in -240.
Mercenary - band - was created in 1991.
There is no mercenary in The Tempest.
The Mercenary - film - was created in 1968.
Conan the Mercenary was created in 1981.