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Definition of Soldier of fortune
1. Noun. A person hired to fight for another country than their own.
Generic synonyms: Adventurer, Venturer
Specialized synonyms: Ninja
Derivative terms: Mercenary
Definition of Soldier of fortune
1. Noun. A non-commissioned soldier willing to serve any state or person who will hire him; a mercenary. ¹
2. Noun. (figuratively) ''Hence'', a person willing to work for or ally himself with any person or institution who will take him on. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Soldier Of Fortune
Literary usage of Soldier of fortune
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1885)
"A Soldier of Fortune. A soldier of fortune. THE soldier of fortune is one of the
most picturesque figures in the strange and shifting panorama, ..."
2. The Mexican War, by an English Soldier: Comprising Incidents and Adventures by George Ballentine (1860)
"A Modern Soldier of Fortune. I SUPPOSE you know that I am a Cockney. I was born
and brought up within the sound of those famous bells of Bow, whose voice, ..."
3. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1831)
"The Staff Officer; or Tlie Soldier of Fortune. A Talc of Real Life. By Oliver Moore.
In three volumes, 8vo. London : Cochrane dt Pickersgill. 1831. 4. ..."
4. Italy and Her Invaders by Thomas Hodgkin (1880)
"... THE soldier of fortune. Authorities. Sources:— THE two mysterious chroniclers,
... Soldier of Fortune ..."
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