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Soldier

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Noun

1. soldier

an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

Example Sentences:
'the soldiers stood at attention'

2. soldier

a wingless sterile ant or termite having a large head and powerful jaws adapted for defending the colony

Verb

3. soldier

serve as a soldier in the military

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Soldier

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noun
1. 
a. 
a person who serves or has served in an army
b. Also called: common soldier
a noncommissioned member of an army as opposed to a commissioned officer
2. 
a person who works diligently for a cause
3. 
a low-ranking member of the Mafia or other organized crime ring
4. zoology
a. 
an individual in a colony of social insects, esp ants, that has powerful jaws adapted for defending the colony, crushing large food particles, etc
b. 
(as modifier)
soldier ant
5. informal
a strip of bread or toast that is dipped into a soft-boiled egg
verb (intransitive)
6. 
to serve as a soldier
7. obsolete, slang
to malinger or shirk

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Soldier

see synonyms of soldier
noun
1. 
a person serving in an army; member of an army
2. 
a. 
an enlisted person, as distinguished from one holding a warrant or commission
b. 
any low-ranking member of a Mafia family
3. 
one who has much military experience or military skill
4. 
a person who works zealously for a specified cause
5. 
an ant or termite of a caste having an enlarged head and jaws and serving as fighters in defense of the colony
verb intransitive
6. 
to serve as a soldier
7. 
to proceed stubbornly or doggedly
usually with on
8. 
to shirk one's duty, as by making a pretense of working, feigning illness, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Soldier

see synonyms of soldier
n.
1. One who serves in an army.
2. An enlisted person or a noncommissioned officer.
3. An active, loyal, or militant follower of an organization.
4.
a. A nonreproductive ant or termite that has a large head and powerful jaws.
b. One of a group of honeybees that swarm in defense of a hive.
intr.v. sol·diered, sol·dier·ing, sol·diers
1. To be or serve as a soldier.
2. To make a show of working in order to escape punishment.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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