Soldier

//ˈsəʊld͡ʒə//

Definitions

nounsoldiers

1
A member of a ground-based army, of any rank, but especially an enlisted member.
My friends and I saw a soldier questioning a man holding a bag with a gun in his pocket.
Similar
grunt sweat old sweat
2
Any member of a military, regardless of specialty.
3
An enlisted member of a military service, as distinguished from a commissioned officer.
She saw a soldier while collecting her baggage at the airport.

verbsoldiers · soldiering · soldiered

1
To continue steadfast; to keep striving.
2
To serve as a soldier.
3
To intentionally restrict labor productivity; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished.

name

1
A tiny city in Monona County, Iowa.
2
A tiny city in Jackson County, Kansas.
3
An unincorporated community and coal town in Carter County, Kentucky.

Word Origin

Inherited from Middle English soudeour, from Old French soudier or soudeour (“mercenary”), from Medieval Latin soldarius (“soldier (one having pay)”), from Late Latin solidus, a type of coin. Displace...

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