Synonyms of soldier

soldier

noun

ˈsōl-jər 

as in warrior

a person engaged in military service

one of the goals of war is to keep as many soldiers as possible from being killed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• warrior
• fighter
• marine
• serviceman
• trooper
• veteran
• raider
• dragoon
• legionary
• ranger
• legionnaire
• knight
• recruit
• Confederate
• man-at-arms
• dogface
• infantryman
• cavalryman
• musketeer
• partisan
• combatant
• conscript
• regular
• rifleman
• artilleryman
• guardsman
• doughboy
• servicewoman
• cannoneer
• militiaman
• guerrilla
• commando
• foot soldier
• cavalier
• Continental
• GI
• archer
• gunner
• footman
• paramilitary
• grunt
• reservist
• Federal
• cuirassier
• lancer
• spearman
• irregular
• jarhead
• champion
• mortarman
• draftee
• pikeman
• crossbowman
• carabineer
• warhorse
• enrollee
• counterguerrilla
• noncombatant
• gendarme
• minuteman
• digger
• lifer
• gallowglass

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• civilian

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of soldier

The president said SpaceX CEO Elon Musk lifted restrictions on Ukraine’s access to Starshield, but Ukrainian soldiers said the service was still disrupted Friday. — Victoria Craw, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

Combat sequences, set in the Pacific theater and filmed in Australia, look expansive and authentic, weaving around hundreds of soldiers running and shouting and shooting at once. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026

Buried under the rubble were 241 American service members, including 220 Marines, 18 Navy sailors and three Army soldiers. — Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Members of Israeli forces console one another following the shooting, which saw two fellow soldiers killed. — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing soldier

• foot soldier