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squaddie

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squaddie, squaddy [ˈskwɒdɪ]
n pl -dies
(Military) Brit slang a private soldier Compare swaddy
[from squad]
Translations
squaddie [ˈskwɒdɪ] Nrecluta m
squaddie [ˈskwɒdi] n (MILITARY)troufion m >, bidasse m >
squaddie
n (Brit inf: = private soldier) → Gefreite(r) mf; the pub was full of squaddiesdie Kneipe war voller Soldaten
squaddie [ˈskwɒdɪ] n (Brit) (Mil) (fam) → burba


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Byline: Alan Morgan OBE IN a South Wales Echo editorial on February 19, 'Politicians go to war over academy costs', Labour Coun Rob Curtis rightly reserved particular criticism for Plaid Cymru's Coun Nick Hodges, who is quoted as saying the Defence Technical Academy at St Athan would be an 'isolated gated village' and also that 'nearby towns would get an increase in squaddie rowdiness and drop-outs from the academy'.
A SLUGGISH squaddie who quit a training march sparked a police hunt by walking busy streets carrying his rifle.
Depressed Black Watch squaddie Greig McBride, 26, jumped to his death after witnessing mates killed on duty.
 
 
 
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