mercenary

a.
1.working merely for money or other reward只为金钱或其他酬劳而工作的，贪图报酬的。
△Mer. 4. 1. 419 (418):“My mind was never yet more mercenary.”我从来没有希冀过更大的报酬。
2. of hired soldiers 雇佣兵的。
mercenary blood: blood of hired soldiers,who,un-like the nobles,fought for pay 雇佣兵的血。
△H.V.4.7. 79 (75): “For many of our princes—woe thewhile! —/ Lie drowned and soaked in mercenaryblood；”因为——现在的情形好惨哪！ ——我们有许多亲王贵胄都倒在那里，浸泡在雇佣兵的血泊中。