sellsword

Etymology
. Compare.

Noun

 * 1)  A mercenary.
 * 2) * 2005, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, "Chapter 1: The Battle Begins", developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo GameCube:
 * Bandit: It's those fool villagers...They think they can buy a bunch of sellswords to chase us away.
 * 1)  Someone who only works for money, in the manner of a mercenary.
 * 1) * 2005, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, "Chapter 1: The Battle Begins", developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo GameCube:
 * Bandit: It's those fool villagers...They think they can buy a bunch of sellswords to chase us away.
 * 1)  Someone who only works for money, in the manner of a mercenary.
 * 1)  Someone who only works for money, in the manner of a mercenary.

Usage notes

 * Often used literally to refer to a mercenary armed with a sword but also used more generally as a synonym for a mercenary of any type or armament; for example, when in science fiction. Also used figuratively. Compare.

Synonyms

 * see Thesaurus:mercenary