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soldier of misfortune en · NOUN

Etymology

A jocular play on soldier of fortune.

Meanings

1. Someone who, despite their efforts or intentions, is unlucky or unfortunate, especially a soldier.
   • He was forced to digest the fact that a career as a soldier of fortune might result in his becoming a soldier of misfortune! 2011, Brett Stephan Bass, The Letter, Indianapolis: Dogear Publishing, page 103:
   • "Are you ready to be a soldier of misfortune?" 1969, Allen V. Ross, Vice in Bombay, London: Tallis Press, page 138:
   • "Would you like to hear the annals of a soldier of misfortune, before you go to see, on his behalf, the Maréchal of France?" 1894, Archibald Clavering Gunter, A Princess of Paris: A Novel, New York: The Home Publishing Company, page 26:

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