M is for mercenary, mercantile, muscles, machines, machine-guns
⬇️ mercenary / mercenaries,
⬇️ muscle / muscles
⬇️ mercantile,
⬇️ machines,
⬇️ machine-guns
⬇️ Noun: mercenary
1. A person hired to fight for another country than their own
Adjective: mercantile
1. Of or relating to the economic system of mercantilism
2. Profit oriented
3. Relating to or characteristic of trade or traders
⬇️ Noun: muscle
1. One of the contractile organs of the body
2. Animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
3. A bully employed as a thug or bodyguard
4. Authority, power or force (especially when used in a coercive way)
5. Quality of having muscular strength
Verb: muscle
1. Make one's way by force
⬇️ Noun: machine
1. Any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
2. An efficient person
3. An intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently
4. A device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point
5. A group that controls the activities of a political party
6. A motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
Verb: machine
1. Turn, shape, mould, or otherwise finish by machinery
2. Make by machinery
⬇️ Noun: machine gun
1. A rapidly firing automatic gun (often mounted)
Verb: machine gun (machine gunned,machine gunning)
1. Shoot with a machine gun
re: M is for mercenary, mercantile, muscles, machines, machine-guns
"one engaged in the business of buying commercial commodities and selling them again for profit," early 13c., marchaunt (late 12c. as a surname), from Anglo-French marchaunt "merchant, shopkeeper" (Old French marcheant, Modern French marchand), from Vulgar Latin *mercatantem (nominative *mercatans) "a buyer," present participle of *mercatare, frequentative of Latin mercari "to trade, traffic, deal in" (see market (n.)).
https://www.etymonline.com/word/merchant