Mercenary and Opponent

Mercenary

Mercenary noun - A person hired to fight for another country than their own.

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Opponent and mercenary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Opponent" instead a noun "Mercenary".

Nearby Word: mercenarily

Opponent noun - One that takes a position opposite another in a competition or conflict.

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Mercenary and opponent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mercenary" instead a noun "Opponent".

human	human mercenary	human opponent
female	female mercenary	female opponent
equal	equal mercenary	equal opponent
dead	dead mercenary	dead opponent
Other adjectives: single, powerful, male, cunning, serious, dangerous, skilled, former, formidable, last, armored.

Colonel Pranger's mercenary company, Pranger's Bangers, from Schlock Mercenary functions as a one-time opponent in the House Phica story arc; they're portrayed as equally competent and equally skilled, if not more so, than the protagonists.

Source: Worthy Opponent
Too bad they don't know it's two of them against one weaponized killer Remade or professional cactus-man mercenary until their opponent steps onto the field....

Source: Oh Crap / Literature
The Draconis 'Mech outweighs, out-armors, and outguns his opponent, but the mercenary manages to knock down his enemy.

Source: Decapitation Presentation

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