<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>working or acting merely for money or other reward</li><li>venal</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>covetous</li><li>avaricious</li><li>acquisitive</li><li>grasping</li></ul><p><strong>Antonyms</strong></p><ul><li><p>unselfish</p></li><li><p>idealistic</p></li><li><p>altruistic</p></li><li><p>hired to serve in a foreign army, guerrilla organization, etc.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>plural: mercenaries</li><li>a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army</li><li>any hireling</li></ul>