a soldier of fortune

(literary)

someone who fights for any country or group that will pay him A soldier of fortune in the service of both Christian and Muslim kings, he was constantly fighting from 1065.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
SaŠO	-	Slovene
Sheila	SHEE-lə	Irish, English
Dyson	DIE-sən	English (Rare)
Thu	-	Vietnamese
Firdos	-	Arabic
Kai (1)	KIE (German, Swedish, Finnish)	Frisian, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Dutch