a soldier of fortune



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.
See also: fortune, of, soldier

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jozefienyo-zə-FEENDutch
Bibigul-Kazakh
HaleighHAY-leeEnglish (Modern)
Kalina-Bulgarian, Macedonian, Polish
Uma-Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi
Kobe (1)-Dutch