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soldier

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noun

sol·​dier ˈsōl-jər How to pronounce soldier (audio)
1
a
: one engaged in military service and especially in the army
b
: an enlisted man or woman
c
: a skilled warrior
2
: a militant leader, follower, or worker
3
a
: one of a caste of wingless sterile termites usually differing from workers in larger size and head and long jaws
b
: one of a type of worker ants distinguished by exceptionally large head and jaws
4
ˈsō-jər How to pronounce soldier (audio)
ˈsōl-
 : one who shirks work
soldierly
ˈsōl-jər-lē How to pronounce soldier (audio)
adjective or adverb
soldiership
ˈsōl-jər-ˌship How to pronounce soldier (audio)
noun

soldier

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verb

soldiered; soldiering ˈsōl-jə-riŋ How to pronounce soldier (audio)
ˈsōlj-riŋ

intransitive verb

1
a
: to serve as a soldier
b
: to behave in a soldierly manner
c
: to push doggedly forward
—usually used with on
soldiered on to the end
2
: to make a pretense of working while really loafing

Synonyms

Noun

Example Sentences

Noun Many soldiers were wounded in combat. one of the goals of war is to keep as many soldiers as possible from being killed
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Israel has previously said she was killed during a complex battle with Palestinian militants and that only a forensic analysis of the bullet could confirm whether it was fired by an Israeli soldier or a Palestinian militant. Josef Federman, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2022 The Israeli Army has shifted its official findings on the May death of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, acknowledging that she was most likely shot by an Israeli soldier and not by Palestinian fire. Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2022 Israel has previously said she was killed during a complex battle with Palestinian militants and that only a forensic analysis of the bullet could confirm whether it was fired by an Israeli soldier or a Palestinian militant. Josef Federman, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Sep. 2022 Israel has previously said she was killed during a complex battle with Palestinian militants and that only a forensic analysis of the bullet could confirm whether it was fired by an Israeli soldier or a Palestinian militant. Josef Federman, ajc, 5 Sep. 2022 An Israeli soldier likely shot Palestinian-American Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh by mistake in May, Israel’s military said Monday, after facing pressure from the U.S. to release the results of its investigation into her killing. Dov Lieber And Aaron Boxerman, WSJ, 5 Sep. 2022 The remains of a WWII soldier have been positively identified as 21-year-old Army Pfc. Fox News, 1 Sep. 2022 Often, these maggots are the larval life stage of compost-dwelling soldier flies, according to Linda Brewer, Oregon State University Extension Service soil scientist. oregonlive, 23 Aug. 2022 Citing eyewitness accounts of its staff, Al Jazeera has said that Abu Akleh was shot by an Israeli soldier while covering the military raid in Jenin. Rhoda Kwan, NBC News, 15 July 2022
Verb
On March 23 in Manchester England, Hearn and bassist Jim Creeggan both tested positive for Covid-19, and frontman Ed Robertson and drummer Tyler Stewart opted to soldier on as a duo, for the first time ever. Gary Graff, cleveland, 27 June 2022 Curt Casali spent last year watching Buster Posey try to soldier through two-thirds of the San Francisco Giants’ games behind the plate despite playing with a lot of physical discomfort. Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 June 2022 There was no treatment, I was told, and left to soldier on as if nothing was happening, for fear I’d be accused of being slovenly yet again. Erin Prater, Fortune, 11 June 2022 Just as Congress, CNN, CBS News and Twitter will soldier on in a world where the public knows more than ever about their inner workings, so will the Supreme Court. Washington Post, 4 May 2022 In an era of remote work, the need to soldier on has prevailed. Megan Carnegie, Wired, 31 Mar. 2022 Further, the lack of resupply is crushing to soldier morale. Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2022 Unfortunately, that is not the case, and the Cavs must soldier on without him. Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2022 Gottstein, a 22-year veteran of the bank who once more stressed his intention to soldier on, defended the decision to keep the findings under wraps. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English soudeour, from Anglo-French soudeer, soudeour mercenary, from soudee shilling's worth, wage, from sou, soud shilling, from Late Latin solidus solidus

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1647, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of soldier was in the 14th century

Phrases Containing soldier

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