sellsword UK /ˈsɛlˌsɔːd/US /ˈsɛlˌsɔɹd/ noun2 •A mercenary.Your profession always charges high and never guarantees their work. No sellsword would stay alive if he demanded a sorcerer's terms. — 1982 •(disapproving, figurative) Someone who only works for money, in the manner of a mercenary. formssellswords