soldier of fortune

English

Noun

soldier of fortune (plural soldiers of fortune)

A non-commissioned soldier willing to serve any state or person who will hire him; a mercenary.
(figuratively, by extension) A person willing to work for or ally himself with any person or institution who will take him on.

Synonyms

(soldier for hire): see Thesaurus:mercenary

Translations

mercenary

Finnish: palkkasoturi (fi)
French: mercenaire (fr) m
Greek: μισθοφόρος (el) m (misthofóros), τυχοδιώκτης (el) m (tychodióktis)
Italian: soldato di ventura m

Polish: najemnik (pl) m
Romanian: mercenar (ro) m
Russian: наёмник (ru) m (najómnik), солда́т уда́чи (ru) m (soldát udáči), солда́т форту́ны m (soldát fortúny)

See also

fortune hunter

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