Both Uses of
mercenary
in
Jane Eyre
- Well then, on that mercenary ground, will you agree to let me hector a little?†
Chpt 14 *
- They began to talk; their conversation eased me completely: frivolous, mercenary, heartless, and senseless, it was rather calculated to weary than enrage a listener.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(mercenary as in: a mercenary soldier) a person hired to fight for a country other than their own