soldier of fortune
noun phrase
: one who follows a military career wherever there is promise of profit, adventure, or pleasure
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But reliance on soldiers of fortune undermined the Kremlin’s message of national unity and allowed an overwhelming majority of Russians to stay uninvolved.
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Nina Khrushcheva, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
The story is sort of like Pacific Rim as a period piece, dropping an alien invasion right in the middle of the Song dynasty, and stars Matt Damon and Pedro Pascal as soldiers of fortune who get wrapped up in the Chinese army’s fight against the alien forces.
—Tres Dean, Vulture, 25 July 2025
Take the defiant president who disbands the FBI and refuses to leave the White House, or the gun-toting soldiers of fortune who wear crosses (shades of the Proud Boys, perhaps?).
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
This installment of the Legends & Lattes series follows a convalescent soldier of fortune who finds refuge in a small-town bookstore.
10 THE MAID (Ballantine, $18).
—Becky Meloan, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2023
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Nina Khrushcheva, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
The story is sort of like Pacific Rim as a period piece, dropping an alien invasion right in the middle of the Song dynasty, and stars Matt Damon and Pedro Pascal as soldiers of fortune who get wrapped up in the Chinese army’s fight against the alien forces.
—Tres Dean, Vulture, 25 July 2025
Take the defiant president who disbands the FBI and refuses to leave the White House, or the gun-toting soldiers of fortune who wear crosses (shades of the Proud Boys, perhaps?).
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
This installment of the Legends & Lattes series follows a convalescent soldier of fortune who finds refuge in a small-town bookstore.
10 THE MAID (Ballantine, $18).
—Becky Meloan, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2023
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“Soldier of fortune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soldier%20of%20fortune. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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