Synonyms of regulars

regulars

noun

plural of regular

1

as in soldiers

a person engaged in military service

throughout the war, the regulars were supplemented by corps of volunteers and militiamen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• soldiers
• warriors
• fighters
• marines
• veterans
• servicemen
• raiders
• rangers
• troopers
• recruits
• legionaries
• dragoons
• legionnaires
• dogfaces
• partisans
• men-at-arms
• Confederates
• conscripts
• knights
• musketeers
• irregulars
• combatants
• Continentals
• cavalrymen
• infantrymen
• cavaliers
• doughboys
• riflemen
• cuirassiers
• cannoneers
• guerrillas
• militiamen
• servicewomen
• gunners
• artillerymen
• grunts
• guardsmen
• foot soldiers
• commandos
• champions
• GIs
• paramilitaries
• archers
• draftees
• jarheads
• reservists
• footmen
• lancers
• enrollees
• minutemen
• Federals
• pikemen
• crossbowmen
• noncombatants
• gendarmes
• spearmen
• carabineers
• warhorses
• lifers
• diggers
• mortarmen
• counterguerrillas
• gallowglasses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• civilians

2

as in fans

someone who regularly spends time in a particular place

the coffeehouse regulars were put out by the interlopers occupying their usual table

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fans
• lovers
• patrons
• guests
• habitués
• frequenters
• denizens
• rats
• familiars
• customers
• clients
• haunters
• enthusiasts
• devotees
• addicts
• fanatics
• fanciers
• nuts
• aficionados
• buffs
• maniacs
• fiends
• freaks
• bugs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of regulars

Opened in 1896 by Caspar Badrutt, the hotel has long been a playground for the glitterati; Coco Chanel, Audrey Hepburn and Alfred Hitchcock – who even has a suite named after him – were all regulars. — Fergus Scholes, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026

The bartenders, the lovers, the regulars, the woman who just needs to let loose. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2026

Prime Video has set 8 actors as series regulars in the upcoming dark comedy Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone from David Hemingson (The Holdovers, Kitchen Confidential), based on the bestselling novel by Benjamin Stevenson. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026

Her father was a commercial plumber who built restaurants, hotels and schools, and plumbers were regulars at the family breakfast table, while her mother stayed home. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

Packed to spillage points for UF games, all are still welcome here and some regulars aren’t even sports fans. — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026

But over time, some music acts have become cherished regulars that can be reliably found on certain nights. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026

This is Blue Mondays, a karaoke night dedicated to sad songs that’s become a ritual of catharsis for its regulars. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

Staff often greet regulars – and their dogs – by name with a warm question about their day. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026