Mercenary
Mercenary noun - A person hired to fight for another country than their own.
Paramilitary and mercenary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Paramilitary" instead the word "Mercenary" as a noun or an adjective.
Nearby Word: mercenarily
Paramilitary
Paramilitary noun - A group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops).
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Synonyms for Paramilitary
Mercenary and paramilitary are semantically related. You can use "Mercenary" instead the word "Paramilitary" as a noun or an adjective.
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Paramilitary and mercenary types MAY get something like this if they're merely on the line instead of in the field.
Source: One-Hour Work Week -
The Player Character (who can be the same one from Portable) is a mercenary who gets hired by the paramilitary company "Little Wing".
- By RoboCop 3, the Rehab officers are paramilitary mercenary cops that have free reign to harass, threaten, imprison and execute the people of Detroit as they see fit.
Source: Kill the Poor
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