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

Four Israeli soldiers were killed over the same period, according to Israeli tallies. — Reuters, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026

On Saturday morning, a handful of migrants who swam to Ceuta's urban Tarajal beach were met by soldiers who escorted them across the border. — Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026

The team tried excavating another unknown soldier from an unrelated case just a day before, but were unsuccessful. — Hope McKenney, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026

Purja, a former British army soldier, raised the profile of climbing on the world stage by repeatedly breaking records as a measure of endurance. — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing soldier

• foot soldier