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