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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The same office last month charged Gannon Ken Van Dyke, an Army special-forces soldier, with trading illegally on information he had learned about the U.S. military operation to remove former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Initially thinking the inscription was Ian Drew before discovering no such soldier existed, the sizing on the letters indicated there was a capital missing from the start of the name.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

In February, Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a U.S. army soldier, placed a $400k bet on the expulsion of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro using inside information.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

Army soldier Gannon Ken Van Dyke now faces federal charges for using classified information to make bets related to the U.S. military action in Venezuela using Polymarket.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

‘What’s at the end of the jetty?’ the soldier asks.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

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