Meaning of sell-sword | Babel Free

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Noun. [B2]

Examples

“He was a mercenary, a sell-sword, a barbarian out of the forested mountains of Norumbria. A wanderer by nature, he earned his keep⟳ wherever he went by the might of his sword-arm, by his skill with weapons.”

“I'm a sell-sword. I make⟳ my living because I keep⟳ my word. Unreliable mercenaries don't get⟳ paid.”

“Bezul saw⟳ the sell-swords choose⟳ the doorway, not him, and somehow got in front of them, then desperation took control⟳ of his mind⟳.”

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