merc
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Merc¹
- /mɜːk/ Australia, New Zealand, UK
- /mɝk/ Canada, US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)k
Where it comes from
Clipping of Mercedes-Benz.
noun Mercs
- A Mercedes-Benz automobile. His dad's well rich: he's got a Merc and two BMWs.
Merc²
- /mɜːk/ Australia, New Zealand, UK
- /mɝk/ Canada, US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)k
Where it comes from
Clipping of Mercury.
noun Mercs
- A Ford-Mercury automobile a '49 Merc with a flathead V-8
- Clipping of Mercury dime When I was 4 years old, my mother saved dimes, mostly Mercury Dimes, and periodically rolled them and took them to the bank. At that age, I once swallowed a Merc as I awoke from a nap after having spilled the contents of my piggy bank on to my bed. I woke up with something in my mouth and half aslee
merc³
- /mɜːk/ UK
- /mɝk/ US
Where it comes from
Clipping of mercenary. For the /k/ compare bike.
noun mercs
-
A mercenary.
He had a feeling the scarf was the one he'd really have to watch out for; he couldn't say why. “What if those mercs scope us leaving?”
Similar: adventurer, bravo, condottiere, filibuster, freebooter, freelance, free companion, hired gun, hireling, hit man, merc, mercenary
verb mercs · mercing · merced
- To kill.
Translations
Talk about this word "merc." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/merc. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. merc. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/merc "merc." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/merc.Cite this
@misc{merc_2026,
title = {merc},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/merc},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
