Definition
Slang term for a mercenary, a soldier who fights for money rather than loyalty to a country.
Etymology
Abbreviated form of 'mercenary,' from Latin 'mercenarius' (hired for wages). The slang version emerged in 20th-century military and gaming contexts as shorthand.
Kelly Says
Modern private military companies like Blackwater employ thousands of 'mercs,' making mercenary work a huge global industry worth billions—it's one of history's oldest professions but still evolving! The term has shifted from historical soldiers-of-fortune to a much larger, corporate system.
Translations
ARالعربية
ميرسيدس
mi-r-si-dis
BNবাংলা
মার্সিডেস
mar-si-des
CACatalà
Mercedes
mer-se-des
CSČeština
Mercedes
mer-se-des
DADansk
Mercedes
mer-se-des
ELΕλληνικά
Μερσεντές
mer-sen-tes
FISuomi
Mercedes
mer-se-des
GUGU
मर्सिडीज
mar-si-di-j
HEעברית
מרצדס
mer-tza-des
HIहिन्दी
मर्सिडीज
mar-si-di-j
HUMagyar
Mercedes
mer-se-des
IDBahasa Indonesia
Mercedes
mer-se-des
IGIG
Mersidies
mer-si-di-es
ITItaliano
Mercedes
mer-se-deh
KO한국어
메르세데스
meol-se-de-seu
MRMR
मर्सिडीज
mar-si-di-j
MSBahasa Melayu
Mercedes
mer-se-des
NLNederlands
Mercedes
mer-se-des
NONorsk
Mercedes
mer-se-des
PLPolski
Mercedes
mer-se-des
PTPortuguês
Mercedes
mer-seh-deh-s
RORomână
Mercedes
mer-se-des
RUРусский
Мерседес
Mer-se-des
SVSvenska
Mercedes
mer-se-des
SWKiswahili
Mercedes
mer-se-des
TAதமிழ்
மெர்செடிஸ்
mer-se-di-s
TEతెలుగు
మెర్సెడిస్
mer-se-di-s
THไทย
เมอร์เซเดส
mer-se-des
TRTürkçe
Mercedes
mer-se-des
UKУкраїнська
Мерседес
Mer-se-des
VITiếng Việt
Mercedes
mer-se-des
YOYO
Mẹ́rcedès
me-r-se-des