| 单词 | saturday night soldier |
| 释义 | > as lemmasSaturday night soldier Saturday night soldier n. colloquial (somewhat depreciative) a member of the Territorial Army or other voluntary armed force. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by branch of army > [noun] > auxiliary or reserve volunteer1642 redif1836 home guard1850 reservist1854 reserve1897 Saturday night soldier1911 weekend soldier1970 1911 G. Acorn One of Multitude xviii. 142 My mother then dwelt at some length upon the social degradation that must inevitably ensue even through playing at ‘Saturday Night Soldiers’. 1974 Maclean's Oct. 30/1 My husband was a Saturday Night soldier, the militia, and he couldn't wait for the war and when it started, zoom, he was called up and then he was happy. 2007 Telegraph-Jrnl. (St. John, New Brunswick) (Nexis) 25 Jan. a4 These men and women, once considered Saturday Night Soldiers, are now an essential part of all the forces deployed. < as lemmas |
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