"sell-sword" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1977, Gardner Francis Fox, “Shadow of a Demon”, in The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 3, page 32",
          "text": "He was a mercenary, a sell-sword, a barbarian out of the forested mountains of Norumbria. A wanderer by nature, he earned his keep wherever he went by the might of his sword-arm, by his skill with weapons.",
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          "ref": "1985, Mary Gentle, Golden Witchbreed, page 189",
          "text": "I'm a sell-sword. I make my living because I keep my word. Unreliable mercenaries don't get paid.",
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        {
          "ref": "2003, Lynn Abbey, \"The Red Lucky\", Thieves' World: Turning Points, Macmillan,, page 303",
          "text": "Bezul saw the sell-swords choose the doorway, not him, and somehow got in front of them, then desperation took control of his mind.",
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        },
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