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What is a mercenary?
A mercenary is a soldier not bound by a nation. A mercenary would be hired by a ruler to fight in a battle. The mercenary would only fight for pay and personal gain. Real life mercenaries usually fight alone (their own personal army). Sometimes they receive help by a small task force from the person who hired him. Mercenaries play by their own rules and do what they want.
A foreign soldier hired to fight for the British was known as a?
mercenary
What are ancient roman soldiers called when they are paid to fight?
Professional soldiers or the term of mercenary.
Why did German mercenaries help the British?
I presume you mean in the American Revolutionary War. The answer is for the money; they were paid by the British to fight for them. That is, the rulers who controlled the German mercenary units were paid. The actual mercenary soldiers were drafted or volunteered for military service, but not specifically to fight for the British.
Is a mercenary a person that is paid to be in a war?
Mercenaries are Professional Soldiers who fight for the highest bidder, not for a cause but for money.
A person who is paid to fight?
A mercenary
What is a mercenary?
A mercenary is a soldier not bound by a nation. A mercenary would be hired by a ruler to fight in a battle. The mercenary would only fight for pay and personal gain. Real life mercenaries usually fight alone (their own personal army). Sometimes they receive help by a small task force from the person who hired him. Mercenaries play by their own rules and do what they want.
A foreign soldier hired to fight for the British was known as a?
mercenary
How do you use the word mercenary in a sentence?
(adjective) Politicians are often suspected of having mercenary motives to run for office. (noun) The mercenary was paid to kill a diplomat in Africa. In the American Revolution, a Hessian was a German mercenary sent to fight for the British.
Soldiers paid to fight for someone?
They're called mercenaries .
What do you call a soldier whose job is to fight?
A mercenary or hitman.
Can ti fight?
Yes. The king of the South can fight.
What is it called when a soldier is fighting for another country?
Soldiers who fight in any country's army for pay are called soldiers of fortune or mercinaries.
Is there a difference between a mercenary and a hit man?
a hitman gets paid to kill low level people and mercenary is like a soldier but they have motives to fight or defend
What is a hired soldier?
The word for a soldier-for-hire is mercenary
What are ancient roman soldiers called when they are paid to fight?
Professional soldiers or the term of mercenary.
Did the mercenaries help the British?
I presume you mean in the American Revolutionary War. The answer is for the money; they were paid by the British to fight for them. That is, the rulers who controlled the German mercenary units were paid. The actual mercenary soldiers were drafted or volunteered for military service, but not specifically to fight for the British.
