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sol·dier
(sōl′jər)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
Phrasal Verb: 1. To be or serve as a soldier.
2. To make a show of working in order to escape punishment.
soldier on
To continue to do something, especially when it is difficult or tedious; persevere: "As Russia decayed, these Siberians soldiered on, finding ways to live and enjoy life" (Jeffrey Tayler).
[Middle English soudier, mercenary, from Anglo-Norman soudeour, soldeier and Old French soudoior, soudier, both from Old French sol, soud, sou, from Late Latin solidum, soldum, pay, from solidus, solidus; see solidus.]
sol′dier·ship′ n.
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soldier
(ˈsəʊldʒə)n
1. (Military)
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. (Law) a low-ranking member of the Mafia or other organized crime ring
4. (Zoology) 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. (Cookery) informal a strip of bread or toast that is dipped into a soft-boiled egg
vb (intr)
6. (Military) to serve as a soldier
7. obsolete slang to malinger or shirk
[C13: from Old French soudier, from soude (army) pay, from Late Latin solidus a gold coin, from Latin: firm]
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sol•dier
(ˈsoʊl dʒər)n.
1. a person engaged in military service.
2. an enlisted man or woman, as distinguished from a commissioned officer.
3. a person of military skill or experience.
4. a person dedicated to a cause.
5. a low-ranking member of a crime organization.
6. a member of a caste of sexually underdeveloped female ants or termites specialized, as with powerful jaws, to defend the colony from invaders.
v.i. 7. to act or serve as a soldier.
8. to loaf while pretending to work.
9. soldier on, to persist steadfastly.
[1250–1300; Middle English souldiour < Old French soudier, so(l)dier=soulde pay (< Latin solidus; compare sol2) + -ier -ier2]
sol′dier•li•ness, n.
sol′dier•ly, adj.
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sol·dier
(sōl′jər) A sexually undeveloped form of certain ants and termites, having a large head and powerful jaws that serve as fighting weapons.
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soldier
- bombardier - First denoted a soldier in charge of a bombard, an early form of cannon.
- functional shift - The process by which words change parts of speech without the addition of a prefix or suffix, as in soldier on, the verb, being created from soldier, the noun.
- guerrilla, gorilla - Guerrilla is from a Spanish diminutive of guerra, "war," and refers to a soldier of an independent armed resistance force; gorilla is the ape.
- military - Based on Latin miles, "soldier."
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soldier
Past participle: soldiered
Gerund: soldiering
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| Noun | 1. |  soldier - an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the soldiers stood at attention"Gurkha - a member of the Nepalese force that has been part of the British army for 200 years; known for fierceness in combat Anzac - a soldier in the Australian and New Zealand army corps during World War I cannon fodder, fodder, fresh fish - soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire cavalryman, trooper - a soldier mounted on horseback; "a cavalryman always takes good care of his mount" cavalryman, trooper - a soldier in a motorized army unit color bearer, standard-bearer - the soldier who carries the standard of the unit in military parades or in battle Confederate soldier - a soldier in the Army of the Confederacy during the American Civil War lobsterback, redcoat - British soldier; so-called because of his red coat (especially during the American Revolution) enlisted person - a serviceman who ranks below a commissioned officer flanker - a soldier who is a member of a detachment assigned to guard the flanks of a military formation goldbrick - a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort Green Beret - a soldier who is a member of the United States Army Special Forces guardsman - a soldier who is a member of a unit called `the guard' or `guards' Highlander - a soldier in a Scottish regiment from the Highlands Janissary - a Turkish soldier jawan - (India) a private soldier or male constable legionary, legionnaire - a soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion) man-at-arms - a heavily armed and mounted soldier in medieval times marine - a soldier who serves both on shipboard and on land militiaman - a member of the militia; serves only during emergencies orderly - a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer; "the orderly laid out the general's uniform" paratrooper, para - a soldier in the paratroops peacekeeper - a member of a military force that is assigned (often with international sanction) to preserve peace in a trouble area pistoleer - someone armed with a pistol (especially a soldier so armed) poilu - a French soldier (especially in World War I) point man - a soldier who goes ahead of a patrol ranker - an enlisted soldier who serves in the ranks of the armed forces regular - a soldier in the regular army reservist - a member of a military reserve rifleman - a soldier whose weapon is a rifle Section Eight - a soldier who received a Section Eight discharge as unfit for military service tank driver, tanker - a soldier who drives a tank territorial - nonprofessional soldier member of a territorial military unit Unknown Soldier - an unidentified soldier whose body is honored as a memorial Wac - a member of the Women's Army Corps Uriah - (Old Testament) the husband of Bathsheba and a soldier who was sent to die in battle so that king David could marry his wife (circa 10th century BC) |
| 2. | soldier - a wingless sterile ant or termite having a large head and powerful jaws adapted for defending the colony worker - sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae | |
| Verb | 1. | soldier - serve as a soldier in the military |
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soldier
noun fighter, serviceman, trooper, warrior, Tommy (Brit. informal), GI (U.S. informal), military man, redcoat, enlisted man (U.S.), man-at-arms, squaddie or squaddy (Brit. slang) an attack on an off-duty soldier
soldier on carry on, continue, keep going, press on, persevere, battle on, stick it out (informal), plug away (informal), stay the course, plod on The government has soldiered on as if nothing were wrong.
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soldier
nounOne who engages in a combat or struggle:
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Translations
جنديجُنْديجُنْدِيّ
voják
soldat
soldatisoldato
sotilas
vojnik
katona
hermaîur
兵士従軍する警備員軍人
군인
karavīrskareivis
vojak
soldat
ทหาร
người lính
soldier
[ˈsəʊldʒəʳ]A. N
1. (Mil) → soldado mf, militar mf
common soldier → soldado mf raso
soldier of fortune → aventurero/a m/f militar
an old soldier → un veterano or excombatiente
to come the old soldier with sb → tratar de imponerse a algn (por más experimentado)
to play at soldiers → jugar a los soldados
a woman soldier → una soldado, una mujer soldado
common soldier → soldado mf raso
soldier of fortune → aventurero/a m/f militar
an old soldier → un veterano or excombatiente
to come the old soldier with sb → tratar de imponerse a algn (por más experimentado)
to play at soldiers → jugar a los soldados
a woman soldier → una soldado, una mujer soldado
2. (Brit) (= strip of bread or toast) tira de pan (tostada) para mojar en los huevos pasados por agua
soldier on VI + ADV → seguir adelante
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
soldier
[ˈsəʊldʒər]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
soldier
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
soldier
[ˈsəʊldʒəʳ]1. n → soldato, militare m
a girl soldier → una soldatessa
toy soldier → soldatino
an old soldier (also) (fig) → un veterano
to play at soldiers → giocare alla guerra
a girl soldier → una soldatessa
toy soldier → soldatino
an old soldier (also) (fig) → un veterano
to play at soldiers → giocare alla guerra
2. vi → fare il soldato
soldier on vi + adv → perseverare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
soldier
(ˈsəuldʒə) noun a member (usually male) of an army, often one who is not an officer. The boy wants to be a soldier when he grows up.
soldier on to keep going despite difficulties etc. There have been several power-cuts in the office, but we are trying to soldier on (despite them).
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soldier
→ جُنْدِيّ voják soldat Soldat στρατιώτης soldado sotilas soldat vojnik soldato 兵士 군인 soldaat soldat żołnierz soldado солдат soldat ทหาร asker người lính 士兵Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
soldier
n soldado mfEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.