soldier
11soldier — [n] person serving in military airforce member, cadet, cavalryperson, commando, conscript, draftee, enlisted person, fighter, GI*, Green Beret, guard, guerrilla, gunner, infantry, infantryperson, marine, mercenary, military person, musketeer,… …
12soldier — [sōl′jər] n. [ME soldiour < OFr soldier < solde, coin, pay < LL solidus: see SOLIDUS] 1. a person serving in an army; member of an army 2. a) an enlisted person, as distinguished from one holding a warrant or commission b) any low… …
13Soldier — Sol dier, v. i. 1. To serve as a soldier. [1913 Webster] 2. To make a pretense of doing something, or of performing any task. [Colloq.U.S.] [1913 Webster] Note: In this sense the vulgar pronounciation (s[=o] j[ e]r) is jocosely preserved. [1913… …
14soldier on — (informal).See persevere. → soldier * * * soldier on To continue doggedly in face of difficulty or discouragement • • • Main Entry: ↑soldier * * * ˌsoldier ˈon …
15soldier — n. & v. n. 1 a person serving in or having served in an army. 2 (in full common soldier) a private or NCO in an army. 3 a military commander of specified ability (a great soldier). 4 (in full soldier ant) a wingless ant or termite with a large… …
16Soldier — This article is about a military rank. For civilian and generic usage, see Armed forces. For other uses, see Soldier (disambiguation). Soldier German soldiers in Bosnia Occupation Activity sectors M …
17soldier — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brave, fine, good, great ▪ The president paid tribute to the brave soldiers who had lost their lives. ▪ trained ▪ experienced …
18soldier — Addressed usually to a soldier in uniform who does not have a special rank. ‘Come, my young soldier, put up your iron,’ says Sir Toby Belch to Sebastian, in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night (4:ii). The term is used elsewhere in the plays, alone or… …
19soldier — n. 1) an armed; common; foot; professional; seasoned soldier 2) a soldier defects, deserts; enlists; fights; goes AWOL; reenlists; serves; trains 3) (misc.) the Unknown Soldier * * * [ səʊldʒə] common deserts enlists fights foot …
20soldier — noun 1》 a person who serves in an army. ↘(also common soldier or private soldier) a private in an army. 2》 Entomology a wingless caste of ant or termite with a large modified head and jaws, involved chiefly in defence. 3》 Brit. informal a… …
