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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's a soldier, it's in his nature to go out with mates, go everywhere, city breaks on his own, but he always comes home."

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

It has charged only one other person so far, former SAS soldier Oliver Schulz.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 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

A nutcracker in the shape of a foreign soldier.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck