sol·dier (s l j r)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 sexually undeveloped form of certain ants and termites, having large heads 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. [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.Word History: Why do soldiers fight? One answer is hidden in the word soldier itself. Its first recorded occurrence is found in a work composed around 1300, the word having come into Middle English (as soudier) from Old French soudoior and Anglo-Norman soudeour. The Old French word, first recorded in the 12th century, is derived from sol or soud, Old French forms of Modern French sou. There is no longer a French coin named sou, but the meaning of sou alerts us to the fact that money is involved. Indeed, Old French sol referred to a coin and also meant "pay," and a soudoior was a man who fought for pay. This was a concept worth expressing in an era when many men were not paid for fighting but did it in service to a feudal superior. Thus soldier is parallel to the word mercenary, which goes back to Latin merc  nn rius, derived from mercs, "pay," and meaning "working for pay." The word could also be used as a noun, one of whose senses was "a soldier of fortune." |
soldier
Noun
a. a person who serves or has served in an army
b. a person who is not an officer in an army
Verb
to serve as a soldier [Old French soudier]
soldierly adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 |
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)
Translations
soldier [ˈsəuldʒəʳ] n → Soldat m
vi to soldier on → unermüdlich weitermachen;
toy soldier → Spielzeugsoldat m
soldier [ˈsəuldʒəʳ] n → soldato, militare m see to soldier on → perseverare: toy soldier → soldatino
n soldier [ˈsəuldʒə]
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. soldaat جُنْدي войник voják soldat der Soldat στρατιώτης soldado sõdur سرباز sotilas soldat חַייָל सैनिक vojnika, ratnik katona prajurit hermaður soldato 軍人 군인, 병사 kareivis kareivis; karavīrs askar soldaat soldat żołnierz soldado soldat солдат vojak vojak vojnik soldat ทหาร asker 士兵 солдат; рядовий فوج کا جوان، سپاہی người lính 士兵
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). aanhou يَسْتَمِر رَغْم الصُّعوبات упорствам въпреки трудностите vytrvat fortsætte ufortrødent durchhalten συνεχίζω αποφασιστικά παρά τις δυσκολίες seguir adelante raskusi trotsima پايداري كردن edetä vaikeuksista välittämättä persévérer (malgré tout) לִדבוֹק בַּמשִימָה दृढ़ता पूर्वक करते रहना “gurati” dalje, ne popuštati rendíthetetlenül tovább dolgozik bekerja terus halda ótrauður áfram (tenere duro) がんばる 강행군하다 eiti pirmyn (neatlaidīgi) turpināt meneruskan volhouden holde stand/ut iść naprzód tocar o barco para a frente a persevera не сдаваться vydržať vztrajati nastaviti uprkos poteškoćama kämpa på, hålla stånd มุ่งมั่นทำต่อไป çalışmayı sürdürmek 堅持下去 не відступати; не здаватися سخت محنت کرنا، جان لڑانا tiếp tục công việc bất chấp những khó khăn 坚持下去
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