"soldier of fortune" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: soldiers of fortune [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|soldiers of fortune}} soldier of fortune (plural soldiers of fortune)
  1. A noncommissioned soldier willing to serve any state or person who will hire him. Categories (topical): Occupations, People Synonyms: mercenary, mercenary Derived forms: soldier of misfortune Related terms: fortune hunter Translations (mercenary): palkkasoturi (Finnish), mercenaire [masculine] (French), Glücksritter [masculine] (German), Söldner [formal, masculine] (German), μισθοφόρος (misthofóros) [masculine] (Greek), τυχοδιώκτης (tychodióktis) [masculine] (Greek), amhas [masculine] (Irish), soldato di ventura [masculine] (Italian), najemnik [masculine] (Polish), mercenar [masculine] (Romanian), наёмник (najómnik) [masculine] (Russian), солда́т уда́чи (soldát udáči) [masculine] (Russian), солда́т форту́ны (soldát fortúny) [masculine] (Russian), ялчы (yalçı) (Tatar)
    Sense id: en-soldier_of_fortune-en-noun-wkJfT4su Disambiguation of Occupations: 69 31 Disambiguation of People: 73 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Tatar translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Tatar translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of 'mercenary': 90 10
  2. (figuratively, by extension) A person willing to work for or ally himself with any person or institution who will hire him. Tags: broadly, figuratively
    Sense id: en-soldier_of_fortune-en-noun-Sx3PfGWX

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