soldier

noun

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sol·dier | \ ˈsōl-jər

Definition of soldier

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : 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

3a : 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

, ˈsōl- \ : one who shirks work

soldier

verb

soldiered; soldiering\ ˈsōl-jə-riŋ

, ˈsōlj-riŋ \

Definition of soldier (Entry 2 of 2)

intransitive verb

1a : 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

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Other Words from soldier

Noun

soldierly \ ˈsōl-jər-lē

\ adjective or adverb

soldiership \ ˈsōl-jər-ˌship

\ noun

Examples of soldier in a Sentence

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 The soldier’s name is being withheld until their family is notified. — Anchorage Daily News, 11 May 2022 The statement did not provide details on the nature of the evidence or how the Russian soldier ended up in Ukrainian custody. — Washington Post, 11 May 2022 Israeli officials pointed to video footage in which Palestinian gunmen can be seen racing through a narrow street, with one of them shouting that a soldier has been wounded. — Joseph Krauss, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2022 Amid a crescendo of machine gun fire, a tall soldier slung an anti-tank missile launcher over one shoulder and took a slow drag on his cigarette. — New York Times, 11 May 2022 The Israeli premier said no Israeli soldier was injured during the incident, suggesting the militants might have hit Ms. Abu Akleh. — Adam Rasgon, WSJ, 11 May 2022 According to a news release published by the base, the soldier was attacked in a training area west of the Anchorage Regional Landfill. — Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 11 May 2022 Israeli officials pointed to video footage in which Palestinian gunmen can be seen racing through a narrow street, one of them shouting that a soldier has been wounded. — Joseph Krauss And Fares Akram, USA TODAY, 11 May 2022 The soldier's name is being withheld pending next-of-kin notification. — ABC News, 11 May 2022 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb 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 On the eastern end of Long Island, residents were trying to soldier on, even as the snow continued to accumulate. — New York Times, 29 Jan. 2022 Zendaya’s tribute noted that her A24-produced Spector biopic will soldier on following the singer’s death. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2022 This is an enemy that everyone has fought, and that provides a certainty that the system can find ways to soldier forward. — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2021 The college basketball on the men's and women's side is feeling the sense of deja vu one year after dealing with a pre-vaccinated environment and trying to soldier through the regular season. — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2021 See More

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