Main Entry: ²soldier

Function: intransitive verb

Inflected Form(s): sol·diered; sol·dier·ing \ˈsōl-jə-riŋ, ˈsōlj-riŋ\

Date: 1647

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