Difference between Freelance and Mercenary

What is the difference between Freelance and Mercenary?

Freelance as an adjective is of, or relating to a freelance while Mercenary as an adjective is motivated by private gain

Freelance

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of, or relating to a freelance

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To work as a freelance To produce or sell services as a freelance

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Someone who sells his services to employers without a long-term contract A medieval mercenary

Example sentence: I am really only interested in new information, not freelance opinion. I don't really care what you think off the top of your head.

Mercenary

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: motivated by private gain

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose prime or sole motivation is private gain.

Example sentence: Some day I shall write a novel and call it 'A Walking Tour in the Congo' or 'Thrills and Spills in Aeronautics'; but I keep this type of title as a last & mercenary resort.

We hope you now know whether to use Freelance or Mercenary in your sentence.

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