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soldier
[sohl-jer]
noun
a person who serves in an army; a person engaged in military service.
an enlisted person, as distinguished from a commissioned officer.
the soldiers' mess and the officers' mess.
a person of military skill or experience.
George Washington was a great soldier.
a person who contends or serves in any cause.
a soldier of the Lord.
Also called button man.Slang.a low-ranking member of a crime organization or syndicate.
Entomology.
a member of a caste of sexually underdeveloped female ants or termites specialized, as with powerful jaws, to defend the colony from invaders.
a similar member of a caste of worker bees, specialized to protect the hive.
a brick laid vertically with the narrower long face out.
Informal.a person who avoids work or pretends to work; loafer; malingerer.
verb (used without object)
to act or serve as a soldier.
Informal.to loaf while pretending to work; malinger.
He was soldiering on the job.
verb phrase
to persist steadfastly in one's work; persevere.
to soldier on until the work is done.
soldier
/ ˈəʊə /
noun
a person who serves or has served in an army
Also called: common soldier.a noncommissioned member of an army as opposed to a commissioned officer
a person who works diligently for a cause
a low-ranking member of the Mafia or other organized crime ring
zoology
an individual in a colony of social insects, esp ants, that has powerful jaws adapted for defending the colony, crushing large food particles, etc
( as modifier )
soldier ant
informala strip of bread or toast that is dipped into a soft-boiled egg
verb
to serve as a soldier
obsoleteto malinger or shirk
Other 51Թ Forms
- soldiership noun
- nonsoldier noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of soldier1
Example Sentences
"That would be such amazing legacy for our soldiers and everyone who's been injured or killed in conflicts."
There were confrontations between protesters and National Guard soldiers near the Federal Building and tear gas was fired to disperse the crowds.
This is where Kurashov's account diverges from that of the prosecution and the Russian soldiers testifying against him.
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend to see the rare spectacle of military hardware and soldiers filing down American streets.
"Parents of children with autism or neurodiverse children have stress levels proven to be that of a combat soldier."
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