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- [sohl-jer]
- /ˈsoʊl dʒər/
- /ˈsəʊldʒə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sohl-jer]
- /ˈsoʊl dʒər/
Definitions of soldier word
- noun soldier a person who serves in an army; a person engaged in military service. 1
- noun soldier an enlisted man or woman, as distinguished from a commissioned officer: the soldiers' mess and the officers' mess. 1
- noun soldier a person of military skill or experience: George Washington was a great soldier. 1
- noun soldier a person who contends or serves in any cause: a soldier of the Lord. 1
- noun soldier Also called button man. Slang. a low-ranking member of a crime organization or syndicate. 1
- noun soldier 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. 1
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Origin of soldier
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English souldiour < Old French soudier, so(l)dier, equivalent to soulde pay (< Latin solidus; see sol2) + -ier -ier2
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Parts of speech for Soldier
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soldier popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
soldier usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for soldier
noun soldier
- artilleryman — a serviceman who serves in an artillery unit
- assassin — An assassin is a person who assassinates someone.
- battler — a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces: the battle of Waterloo.
- belligerents — warlike; given to waging war.
- bottle — A bottle is a glass or plastic container in which drinks and other liquids are kept. Bottles are usually round with straight sides and a narrow top.
Antonyms for soldier
noun soldier
- noncombatant — a person connected with a military force in some capacity other than that of a fighter, as a surgeon or chaplain.
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