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
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as in warriors
a person engaged in military service
one of the goals of war is to keep as many soldiers as possible from being killed
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Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025
Walters subsequently hired a Green Beret soldier to retrieve her from New Mexico.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 12 June 2025
Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
When Jordan sealed its border in 2016 after an ISIS attack killed six Jordanian soldiers, most of the Syrian civilians were trapped — unable to move forward or go back through roads controlled by the Syrian regime or even move through a desert laid with land mines.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have Haredi units, which allow soldiers to follow religious traditions more strictly than other parts of the army.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025
Walters subsequently hired a Green Beret soldier to retrieve her from New Mexico.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 12 June 2025
Noun
American, British and other Allied soldiers were much more likely to improvise and continue fighting after officers went down.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
When Jordan sealed its border in 2016 after an ISIS attack killed six Jordanian soldiers, most of the Syrian civilians were trapped — unable to move forward or go back through roads controlled by the Syrian regime or even move through a desert laid with land mines.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Soldier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soldier. Accessed 21 Jun. 2025.
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