JAMB - English Language (2011 - No. 25)
Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word.
His father served as a mercenary in the army?
His father served as a mercenary in the army?
preacher
regular
recruit
officer
Explanation
A mercenary is a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.
while a recruit is a person newly enlisted in the armed forces and not yet fully trained.