傭やとい兵へい

noun

mercenary soldier; hired soldier

Refers to a soldier hired to fight for a foreign army or private group, often for money rather than loyalty.

• 中ちゅう世せいの戦せん争そうでは、傭やとい兵へいがよく使つかわれた。

  In medieval warfare, mercenary soldiers were often used.

• 彼かれは傭やとい兵へいとして海かい外がいで戦たたかった。

  He fought overseas as a mercenary.