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con·dot·tiere
\ˌkȯndȯˈtye(ˌ)rā, ˌkän-, ˌkōn-, -dōˈt-, ˌkȯndȯtēˈe(ˌ)rā\ noun
also con·dot·tiero \-(ˌ)rō\
(plural condottieri \-(ˌ)rē\)
Etymology: Italian condottiere, from condotta act of hiring, troop of mercenaries (from feminine of condotto — past participle of condurre to conduct, hire — , from Latin conductus, past participle of conducere) + -iere -er
1. : a leader of a band of mercenary professional soldiers common in Europe from the 14th to the 16th centuries
2. : a member of the band of a condottiere; broadly : a professional mercenary soldier : free lance |