soldier en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- sŏlʹjə (Received-Pronunciation) r
- sōlʹjər (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- (UK) audio
- /ˈsoʊld͡ʒɚ/ (General-American)
- /ˈsəʊld͡ʒə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈsɒld͡ʒə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- sōlʹjə (Received-Pronunciation) r
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English soudeour, from Old French soudier or soudeour (“mercenary”), from Medieval Latin soldarius (“soldier (one having pay)”), from Late Latin solidus, a type of coin. Displaced Old English cempa (whence obsolete kemp). (red herring): An allusion to soldiers' red uniforms; red herring is, reciprocally, a slang term for "soldier".
Meanings
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(countable) A member of a ground-based army, of any rank, but especially an enlisted member.
My friends and I saw a soldier questioning a man holding a bag with a gun in his pocket.
The Citizens in their rage, imagining that euery poſt in the Churche had bin one of yᵉ Souldyers, ſhot habbe or nabbe at randon uppe to the Roode lofte, and to the Chancell, leauing ſome of theyr arrowes ſticking in the Images.
1577, Raphaell Holinshed; Richarde Stanyhurst [i.e., Richard Stanihurst], “[The Historie of Irelande […].] The Thirde Booke of the Historie of Ireland, Comprising the Raigne of Henry the Eyght: ….”, in The Firste Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande […], volume I, London: […] [Henry Bynneman] for Iohn Hunne, →OCLC, pages 77–78, column 2:Stanning, who was commissioned from Sandhurst in 2008 and has served in Afghanistan, is not the first soldier to bail out the organisers at these Games but will be among the most celebrated.
2012 August 1, Owen Gibson, London 2012: rowers Glover and Stanning win Team GB's first gold medal, Guardian Unlimited:Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile ; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.
1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:I am a soldier and unapt to weep.
1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iii]:
- (broadly, countable, nonstandard) Any member of a military, regardless of specialty.
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(countable, formal) An enlisted member of a military service, as distinguished from a commissioned officer.
She saw a soldier while collecting her baggage at the airport.
It were meet that any one, before he came to be a captain, should have been a soldier.
1596 (date written; published 1633), Edmund Spenser, A Vewe of the Present State of Irelande […], Dublin: […] Societie of Stationers, […], →OCLC; republished as A View of the State of Ireland […] (Ancient Irish Histories), Dublin: […] Society of Stationers, […] Hibernia Press, […] [b]y John Morrison, 1809, →OCLC:
- A guardsman.
- A member of the Salvation Army.
- A low-ranking gangster or member of a gang, especially the mafia, who engages in physical conflict.
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(Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK) A piece of buttered bread (or toast), cut into a long thin strip for dipping into a soft-boiled egg.
Beside his egg was a plate of buttered toast, already cut up into soldiers.
2008, Nicholas Drayson, A Guide to the Birds of East Africa, page 180:
- A term of approbation for a young boy.
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(countable, figuratively) Someone who fights or toils well.
[L]et 'em know how important it is to have Runyon Avenue soldiers up in our corners; their loyalty to us is worth more than any award is.
2004, “Like Toy Soldiers”, in Encore, performed by Eminem, Shady Records:
- A red or cuckoo gurnard (Chelidonichthys cuculus).
- One of the asexual polymorphic forms of termites, in which the head and jaws are very large and strong. The soldiers serve to defend the nest.
- (dated, slang) A red herring (cured kipper with flesh turned red).
- A xiangqi piece that moves and captures by advancing one point. Once it has crossed the river, it may also move and capture one point horizontally.
- A brick, for example in a course of brickwork, that is laid vertically on its shortest end (smallest face), so that its tallest and slimmest face faces the outside of the wall.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| souldier | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| soldior | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| souldior | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| soldiour | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| soldiers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| sojah | alternative, pronunciation-spelling | lexicographic | |
| souldiour | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| soldiuh | alternative, pronunciation-spelling | lexicographic |
Deriveds
tin soldier · soldier beetle · soldierize · soldierly · soldierless · soldierdom · straight as a soldier · soldierlike · supersoldier · Christian soldier · foot soldier · old soldier · armored soldier · soldier river barb · soldiery · soldierfish · sea soldier · buffalo soldier · soldier-proof · soldier-girl · horse soldier · dog soldier · soldierbush · soldieress · soldier of misfortune · shaggy soldier · soldier fly · come the old soldier · dead soldier · soldier-like · water soldier · soldier thistle · soldier crab · soldierwood · soldiership · plague soldier beetle · summer soldier · child soldier · Canadian soldier · chocolate soldier · freshwater soldier
Descendants
Holonyms
soldiery · squad · squadron · war machine · garrison · unit · troop · task force · division · militia · column · century · legion · host · troops · platoon · army · battalion · armed forces · phalanx · detachment · picket · military · corps · rank and file · battery · cohort · brigade · company · regiment
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
mameluke · legionary · spearman · infantryman · sepoy · cuirassier · weekend warrior · jaeger · recruit · sentry · knight · grenadier · guerrilla · carabineer · private · cadet · uhlan · topaz · redcoat · orderly · dragoon · officer · grognard · captain · marshal · gallowglass · infanteer · cavalryman · artilleryman · guard · dog soldier · colonel · buffalo soldier · bombardier · hoplite · marine · rifleman · halberdier · subaltern · enlisted man · janissary · swordsman · centurion · bowman · spahi · mercenary · major · pikeman · hajduk · foot soldier · tiro · brigadier · cannoneer · veteran · myrmidon · sapper · gunner · lieutenant · askari · yeoman · hussar · Zouave · cipaye · legionnaire · guardsman · bluecoat · horse soldier · fusilier · archer · campaigner · musketeer · lancer · man-at-arms · general
Relateds
comrade in arms · battle buddy · brother-in-arms · :Category:Military ranks
Synonyms
squaddie · grunt · old sweat · warrior · servicewoman · soldier · jarhead · Tommy Atkins · Old Bill · regular · digger · jawan · lobster · sweat · serviceperson · GI · ground pounder · Tommy · serviceman · old sweat · dogface · Tommy · sweat · grunt · tirailleur · doughboy · trooper
Translations (380)
ru воя́ка (member of an army) · vi chiến sĩ (member of an army) · pdt Armeejung (member of an army) · ks فوٗجی (member of an army) · pl wojak (member of an army) · eu soldadu (member of an army) · fr soldat (member of an army) · bg аске́р (member of an army) · ks مِلٹٔری وول (member of an army) · el στρατιώτης (member of an army) · ht solda (member of an army) · sk vojak (member of an army) · dsb wójak (member of an army) · kk жауынгер (member of an army) · fi solttu (member of an army) · kxd asgar (member of an army) · te సైనికుడు (member of an army) · az əsgər (member of an army) · rm sudo (member of an army) · tr çeri (member of an army) · liv suodāmīez (member of an army) · ko 군인 (member of an army) · tg сарбоз (member of an army) · kmr leşker (member of an army) · wa sôdård (member of an army) · es soldado (member of an army) · vi lính tráng (member of an army) · ary عسكري (member of an army) · sq ushtar (member of an army) · be во́ін (member of an army) · am ወታደር (member of an army) · cmn 兵 (member of an army) · nds-de Suldootsch (member of an army) · ab аруаҩ (member of an army) · crh asker (member of an army) · mba sundalo (member of an army) · de Kämpfer (someone who fights or toils well) · dsb wójacka (member of an army) · km ទាហាន (member of an army) · kk сарбаз (member of an army) · nl soldate (member of an army) · sh во̀ја̄к (member of an army) · ml പടയാളി (member of an army) · tr asker (member of an army) · ro gardă (a guardsman) · vi bộ đội (member of an army) · fa-ira سالْدات (member of an army) · rgn suldèda (member of an army) · nl soldaatje (UK: a piece of buttered bread or toast) · yi זעלנער (member of an army) · bn সিপাহী (member of an army) · bg войни́к (member of an army) · kk ұлан (member of an army) · nds-de Suldotin (member of an army) · za bing (member of an army) · nv siláołtsooí (member of an army) · lad soldado (member of an army) · fo hermaður (member of an army) · tr sü (member of an army) · scn surdàtu (member of an army) · bg во́ин (member of an army) · prs عَسْکَر (member of an army) · co sullatu (member of an army) · nv łééchąąʼí yił nínii (member of an army) · bn সৈনিক (member of an army) · mn цэрэг (member of an army) · sh vojnìkinja (member of an army) · az çəri (member of an army) · pms soldà (member of an army) · uk військо́вий (member of an army) · hu katona (member of an army) · kum асгер (member of an army) · ang cempa (member of an army) · izh sotamees (member of an army) · ko 경비원 (a guardsman) · rue воя́к (member of an army) · ttt əsgər (member of an army) · ru солдафо́н (member of an army) · pl żołdak (member of an army) · my စစ်သား (member of an army) · lv karavīrs (member of an army) · tl mananandata (member of an army) · el φύλακας (a guardsman) · apc عسكري (member of an army) · vi lính (member of an army) · es campeón (a term of affection for a young boy) · lt karys (member of an army) · alt черӱчи (member of an army) · rm sudà (member of an army) · yue 軍人 /军人 (member of an army) · nds-de Soldat (member of an army) · tt сугышчы (member of an army) · sw askari (member of an army) · hil soldado (member of an army) · enm soudeour (member of an army) · myv ушман (member of an army) · ady сэлат (member of an army) · tg сипоҳи (member of an army) · id prajurit (member of an army) · sh ȁsker (member of an army) · cbk soldao (member of an army) · sh во̀јнӣк (member of an army) · hu katona (UK: a piece of buttered bread or toast) · lld saudé (member of an army) · tl sundalo (member of an army) · fy soldaat (member of an army) · ky солдат (member of an army) · gd saighdear (member of an army) · twf nòduʼúna (member of an army) · ccc soltalo (member of an army) · id tentara (member of an army) · rcf solda (member of an army) · ca militar (member of an army) · te బంటు (member of an army) · ps عسکر (member of an army) · yi סאָלדאַט (member of an army) · ru часово́й (a guardsman) · kn ಸೈನಿಕ (member of an army) · ky жоокер (member of an army) · haw pūʻali (member of an army) · lb Zaldot (member of an army) · tg аскар (member of an army) · sh војнослужац (member of an army) · et sõdur (member of an army) · ko 병사 (member of an army) · bg солда́т (member of an army) · hi फ़ौजी (member of an army) · fa-ira عَسْکَر (member of an army) · ka ჯარისკაცი (member of an army) · ps سپايي (member of an army) · id laskar (member of an army) · ru охра́нник (a guardsman) · fi pelastussotilas (a member of the Salvation Army) · ar جُنْدِيّ (member of an army) · uz soldat (member of an army) · ast soldáu (member of an army) · pl woj (member of an army) · csb żôłniérz (member of an army) · tg солдат (member of an army) · nds-de Soldatin (member of an army) · ro ostaș (member of an army) · alt солдат (member of an army) · ckt маравӄԓявыԓ (member of an army) · hsb wojak (member of an army) · cu воиникъ (member of an army) · grc στρατιώτης (member of an army) · fr mouillette (UK: a piece of buttered bread or toast) · kg soda (member of an army) · cmn 士兵 (member of an army) · fi soturi (someone who fights or toils well) · ar عَسْكَرِيّ (member of an army) · et sõjaväelane (member of an army) · ps زمېريالي (member of an army) · ro soldat (member of an army) · fur soldât (member of an army) · ru военнослу́жащий (member of an army) · ks سِپاہ (member of an army) · fa-ira سَرْباز (member of an army) · kw souder (member of an army) · it soldato (member of an army) · pga askeeri (member of an army) · srn srudati (member of an army) · nds-de Soldaatsche (member of an army) · vi người lính (member of an army) · vo soldat (member of an army) · vo hisoldat (member of an army) · sh vojnoslužac (member of an army) · ota چری (member of an army) · yue 兵 (member of an army) · ky черик (member of an army) · khb ᦒᦱᦠᦱᧃ (member of an army) · sh а̏скер (member of an army) · sl vojak (member of an army) · hi सैनिक (member of an army) · nn soldat (member of an army) · rsk вояк (member of an army) · bho फौजी (member of an army) · ne सैनिक (member of an army) · id serdadu (member of an army) · be жаўне́р (member of an army) · vi binh lính (member of an army) · gd laochan (a term of affection for a young boy) · sv soldat (member of an army) · ur سِپاہی (member of an army) · si සොල්දාදුවා (member of an army) · fi sotilas (one of the asexual polymorphic forms of termites) · cmn 軍人 /军人 (member of an army) · he חַיָּל (member of an army) · enm kempe (member of an army) · gme-cgo cadariou (member of an army) · ja 警備員 (a guardsman) · id askar (member of an army) · gl soldado (member of an army) · sh војнѝкиња (member of an army) · lij sordàtto (member of an army) · hi सिपाही (member of an army) · apw silaada (member of an army) · vec soldà (member of an army) · bo དམག་མི (member of an army) · da soldat (member of an army) · vi binh sĩ (member of an army) · sl vojákinja (member of an army) · ist soldà (member of an army) · ms askar (member of an army) · nb soldat (member of an army) · nl soldaat (member of an army) · es milico (member of an army) · io soldato (member of an army) · ady солдат (member of an army) · unm solchël (member of an army) · kmr serbaz (member of an army) · uz askar (member of an army) · ru солда́т (member of an army) · ko 구세군 (a member of the Salvation Army) · ki mũthigari (member of an army) · ckb چەکمەبۆر (member of an army) · de Soldat (member of an army) · or ସୈନିକ (member of an army) · rm suldo (member of an army) · rm schuldà (member of an army) · sh vòjnīk (member of an army) · be салда́т (member of an army) · ur عَسْکَرِی (member of an army) · he חייל (member of an army) · es áscari (member of an army) · nl kanjer (a term of affection for a young boy) · rm schuldau (member of an army) · co suldatu (member of an army) · uz jangchi (member of an army) · ky аскер (member of an army) · uk солда́т (member of an army) · vi sĩ tốt (member of an army) · ja 兵士 (a member of the Salvation Army) · ms perajurit (member of an army) · gv sidoor (member of an army) · hy զինվոր (member of an army) · ota عسكر (member of an army) · es cuilío (member of an army) · tk esger (member of an army) · lmo suldàa (member of an army) · lo ທະຫານ (member of an army) · tly əskər (member of an army) · nl heilsoldaat (a member of the Salvation Army) · pl sołdat (member of an army) · yue 士兵 (member of an army) · eo soldato (member of an army) · ca soldat (member of an army) · ru во́ин (member of an army) · mk војник (member of an army) · gd freiceadan (a guardsman) · tab эскер (member of an army) · lmo soldaa (member of an army) · ru карау́льный (a guardsman) · nan-hbl 兵 (member of an army) · gu સૈનિક (member of an army) · nv siláo (member of an army) · pl żołnierz (member of an army) · fa-ira عَسْکَری (member of an army) · ks آرمی وول (member of an army) · ln soda (member of an army) · nap surdato (member of an army) · vi quân lính (member of an army) · cs voják (member of an army) · jv prajurit (member of an army) · ug جەڭچى (member of an army) · th ทหาร (member of an army) · ce сурхо (member of an army) · pdt Soldot (member of an army) · ta போர்வீரன் (member of an army) · oj zhimaaganish (member of an army) · ny msilikali (member of an army) · tk esğer (member of an army) · mk аскер (member of an army) · es campión (disused) (a term of affection for a young boy) · nl militair (member of an army) · be жаўнёр (member of an army) · wa sôdårresse (member of an army) · ckb سەرباز (member of an army) · bn সেনানী (member of an army) · be вае́нны (member of an army) · rsk воїн (member of an army) · ru ци́рик (member of an army) · ks جٔنٛگی (member of an army) · af soldaat (member of an army) · ru жолнёр (member of an army) · mn ᠴᠡᠷᠢᠭ (member of an army) · ps سرتېری (member of an army) · ur لَشْکَری (member of an army) · nds-de Soldaatsch (member of an army) · yue 戰士 /战士 (member of an army) · cmn 戰士 /战士 (member of an army) · mt suldat (member of an army) · mnc ᠴᠣᠣᡥᠠ (member of an army) · el φρουρός (a guardsman) · vi quân nhân (member of an army) · kl sakkutooq (member of an army) · rgn suldèd (member of an army) · ja 軍人 (member of an army) · pt soldado (member of an army) · oc soldat (member of an army) · ro pază (a guardsman) · qu awqapuri (member of an army) · ja 兵隊 (member of an army) · ceb sundalo (member of an army) · ms hulubalang (member of an army) · it soldato (a guardsman) · lv kareivis (member of an army) · pa ਸੈਨਿਕ (member of an army) · br soudard (member of an army) · nds-de Suldot (member of an army) · el εθνοφρουρός (a guardsman) · ckb عەسکەر (member of an army) · fi sotilas (member of an army) · is hermaður (member of an army) · ur سَینِک (member of an army) · ro militar (member of an army) · mg miaramila (member of an army) · arz عسكري (member of an army) · ru аске́р (member of an army) · khb ᦶᦜᧃᧈ (member of an army) · ru вое́нный (member of an army) · vot sõtameez (member of an army) · ar جندي (member of an army) · got 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐍃 (member of an army) · vo jisoldat (member of an army) · ps پلټني (member of an army) · tl kawal (member of an army) · mr सैनिक (member of an army) · scn suldàtu (member of an army) · sa सैनिक (member of an army) · rm schuldo (member of an army) · bal سپائی (member of an army) · zza lezker (member of an army) · uk воя́к (member of an army) · uk во́їн (member of an army) · bn লস্কর (member of an army) · su pajurit (member of an army) · uk жовні́р (member of an army) · la mīles (member of an army) · ar عسكري (member of an army) · es militar (member of an army) · fa-ira سِپاهی (member of an army) · xag 𐕆𐔽𐔼𐔱𐕞𐕡𐕎𐔷𐔼 (member of an army) · ky черүү (member of an army) · egy w-a-w-D40 (member of an army) · uga 𐎎𐎅𐎗 (member of an army) · ba һалдат (member of an army) · ti ወተሃደር (member of an army) · ur فَوجی (member of an army) · wa sôdår (member of an army) · tt солдат (member of an army) · as সৈনিক (member of an army) · mwl suldado (member of an army) · ps سپاهي (member of an army) · se soalddát (member of an army) · zza aspar (diq) (member of an army) · sh vòjāk (member of an army) · sms sääldat (member of an army) · de Soldatin (member of an army) · ja 兵士 (member of an army) · bal سپاہی (member of an army) · ga saighdiúir (member of an army) · ckb باڵباز (member of an army) · ru страж (a guardsman) · ms tentera (member of an army) · cy milwr (member of an army) · kk әскер (member of an army) · ug ئەسكەر (member of an army) · mfe solda (member of an army) · hsb wojakowka (member of an army) · nl heilsoldate (a member of the Salvation Army) · ur سولْجَر (member of an army) · nds-de Suldootsche (member of an army) · my သူရဲ (member of an army) · tk soldat (member of an army) · grc στρατιῶτις (member of an army) · la bellator (member of an army) · chr ᎠᏯᏫᏍᎩ (member of an army) · an soldau (member of an army) · arz جندي (member of an army)