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 homeowner, Mahmoud Tubasi, told the AP that the soldiers initially brought him to his home but rioting settlers forced him to leave with his family in a military vehicle. — Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026

Paying Ukrainian soldiers is the government’s most essential and expensive task. — Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026

The game, and thus the feature, centers on an elite unit of soldiers known as Helldivers who must battle alien creatures threatening to destroy the fictional planet of Super Earth. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

The soldiers, like so many before them and so many after them in conflicts around the world, were just following orders. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing soldier

• foot soldier