adj 1: marked by materialism [syn: materialistic, worldly-minded]
2: used of soldiers hired by a foreign army [syn: mercenary(a), freelance(a)]
3: profit oriented; "a commercial book"; "preached a mercantile
and militant patriotism"- John Buchan; "a mercenary
enterprise"; "a moneymaking business" [syn: mercantile, moneymaking(a)]
n : a person hired to fight for another country than their own
[syn: soldier of fortune]