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soldier

[sohl-jer]

noun

  1. a person who serves in an army; a person engaged in military service.

  2. an enlisted person, as distinguished from a commissioned officer.

    the soldiers' mess and the officers' mess.

  3. a person of military skill or experience.

    George Washington was a great soldier.

  4. a person who contends or serves in any cause.

    a soldier of the Lord.

  5. Also called button man.Slang.a low-ranking member of a crime organization or syndicate.

  6. Entomology.

    1. a member of a caste of sexually underdeveloped female ants or termites specialized, as with powerful jaws, to defend the colony from invaders.

    2. a similar member of a caste of worker bees, specialized to protect the hive.

  7. a brick laid vertically with the narrower long face out.

  8. Informal.a person who avoids work or pretends to work; loafer; malingerer.



verb (used without object)

  1. to act or serve as a soldier.

  2. Informal.to loaf while pretending to work; malinger.

    He was soldiering on the job.

verb phrase

  1. to persist steadfastly in one's work; persevere.

    to soldier on until the work is done.

soldier

/ ˈəʊə /

noun

    1. a person who serves or has served in an army

    2. Also called: common soldier.a noncommissioned member of an army as opposed to a commissioned officer

  1. a person who works diligently for a cause

  2. a low-ranking member of the Mafia or other organized crime ring

  3. zoology

    1. an individual in a colony of social insects, esp ants, that has powerful jaws adapted for defending the colony, crushing large food particles, etc

    2. ( as modifier )

      soldier ant

  4. informala strip of bread or toast that is dipped into a soft-boiled egg

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to serve as a soldier

  2. obsoleteto malinger or shirk

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • soldiership noun
  • nonsoldier noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of soldier1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English souldiour, from Old French soudier, so(i)dier, equivalent to soulde “pay” (from Latin solidus; sol 2 ) + -ier -ier 2
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of soldier1

C13: from Old French soudier, from soude (army) pay, from Late Latin solidus a gold coin, from Latin: firm
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"That would be such amazing legacy for our soldiers and everyone who's been injured or killed in conflicts."

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There were confrontations between protesters and National Guard soldiers near the Federal Building and tear gas was fired to disperse the crowds.

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This is where Kurashov's account diverges from that of the prosecution and the Russian soldiers testifying against him.

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Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend to see the rare spectacle of military hardware and soldiers filing down American streets.

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"Parents of children with autism or neurodiverse children have stress levels proven to be that of a combat soldier."

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