soldier of fortune

English

soldier of fortune (plural soldiers of fortune)

A non-commissioned soldier willing to serve any state or person who will hire him.
Synonyms: mercenary; see also Thesaurus:mercenary
- 1983-1987, The A-Team (television production), spoken by Narrator (John Ashley):
  Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire the A-Team.
(figuratively, by extension) A person willing to work for or ally himself with any person or institution who will take him on.

mercenary

Finnish: palkkasoturi (fi)
French: mercenaire (fr) m
German: Glücksritter (de) m, Söldner (de) m (formal)
Greek: μισθοφόρος (el) m (misthofóros), τυχοδιώκτης (el) m (tychodióktis)
Italian: soldato di ventura m
Polish: najemnik (pl) m
Romanian: mercenar (ro) m
Russian: наёмник (ru) m (najómnik), солда́т уда́чи (ru) m (soldát udáči), солда́т форту́ны m (soldát fortúny)
Tatar: ялчы (tt) (yalçı)