soldier
[noun]
Synonyms: fighter, man-at-arms, serviceman, squaddie or squaddy (Brit. slang), trooper, warrior

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Related Words: dogface, doughboy, doughfoot, grunt, infantryman, trooper, guerrilla, partisan, condottiere, free companion, free lance, mercenary, soldier of fortune

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English Thesaurus: the army, the armed forces, soldier, troops, serviceman/servicewoman, ...

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I. sol‧dier¹ S3 W2 /ˈsəʊldʒə $ ˈsoʊldʒər/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: soudier, from soulde 'pay', from Late Latin solidus 'gold coin', from Latin solidus (adjective); ⇒ solid¹]
a member of the army of a country, especially someone who is not an officer ⇒ troop:
A British soldier was wounded in the fighting.
an enemy soldier

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II. soldier² verb
soldier on phrasal verb
especially British English to continue working in spite of difficulties:
We’ll just have to soldier on without him.

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soldier
noun
ADJ. brave, fine, good, great The minister paid tribute to the brave soldiers who had lost their lives.
trained | experienced, veteran | former, old, retired | professional, regular | volunteer | conscript | common, ordinary, private, rank-and-file What was life like for the common soldier?
fellow He was deeply affected by the death of one of his fellow soldiers.
loyal soldiers loyal to the president
dead, injured, wounded | armed | foot, mounted | mercenary | enemy | Allied, British, etc. | government, rebel | uniformed | undercover | toy
VERB + SOLDIER be, serve as | enlist as He decided to enlist as a soldier.
play little boys playing soldiers
SOLDIER + VERB enlist The number of soldiers enlisting has fallen dramatically.
be stationed, serve soldiers serving in the Germany
march | fight (sb) | defend sth, guard sth | open fire (on sb) At least 19 people were killed when soldiers opened fire on a peaceful demonstration.
shoot sb dead | be killed in action, die | be wounded | be missing in action | be captured, be taken prisoner | return soldiers returning from the war
desert

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the army the part of a country's military force that is trained to fight on land:
Her son joined the army in 2002.
an army commander
the armed forces (also the military especially American English, the services British English, the service American English) the army, navy, and air force:
He served in the armed forces for many years.
Riley joined the military after graduating from high school.
soldier someone who is in the army, especially someone who is not an officer:
Three soldiers were killed in an hour-long gun battle.
troops soldiers, especially those who are taking part in a military attack:
The government sent more troops to Iraq.
serviceman/servicewoman a man or woman who is in the army, air force, or navy:
The hospital treats injured servicemen and women.
officer a high-ranking member of the army, air force, or navy who is in charge of a group of soldiers, sailors etc:
an army officer
join up British English, enlist American English to join the army:
He joined up when he was 18.
be called up British English, be drafted American English to be ordered to serve in the army by the government:
He was drafted into the US army in 1943.
Reserve soldiers were being called up.
conscription (also the draft American English) a government policy of ordering people to serve in the army:
Conscription was introduced in 1916.
He had left the country to avoid the draft.

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