soldier

[sohl-jer] / ˈsoʊl dʒər /

NOUN

person serving in military

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commando fighter guard guerrilla marine mercenary officer paratrooper pilot trooper veteran volunteer

STRONG

GI cadet conscript draftee gunner infantry musketeer private rank recruit scout warmonger warrior

WEAK

Green Beret airforce member cavalryperson enlisted person infantryperson military person selectee serviceperson soldier-at-arms

Example Sentences

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He told the paper that his mother had met Billy in the 1960s, when he was a soldier stationed at the Nato base of Saint-Nazaire and she was a secretary.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The parents of a missing soldier have said the failure of the Army to notice he was not on base for two weeks had "potentially" cost their son his life.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

“Show me you’re a winter soldier and not a summer soldier, and then we can have a conversation.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The Australian Federal Police said they arrested a 47-year-old former Australian soldier, who was widely named in local media as Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

I could only hear portions as he made a show of pulling the soldier aside and secretly presenting the kingfisher feathers he had acquired the previous day.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

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