poetic. A warrior, a brave man. Cf. earl, n. 1b.

frequently transl. Latin mīles, a common soldier.

One who serves in an army for pay; one who takes part in military service or warfare; spec. one of the ordinary rank and file; a private.

A soldier.

A person, esp. a soldier, who has seen active service in war; (also occasionally) a person who has held a civil office in time of war. In later use…

Usually in form marshal man. A soldier, esp. one under the command of a knight marshal (see knight marshal n. (a) at knight, n. compounds 2). Obsolete…

A soldier. Also attributive.

A soldier.

A fish or other vertebrate occurring in fresh water, perhaps a manatee.

One who belongs to a camp, or to the camp (cf. camp, n.2 3); a soldier, military man; a camp-follower. Obsolete.

= soldado, n. 1.

One who wears a buff coat; a soldier.

A soldier.

A soldier (usually with reference to a French soldier or a soldier stationed in France).

slang. A soldier. Cf. soldier, n. 3g. Now rare.

slang. A person of low (social) status. Also: a soldier. Obsolete.

A soldier. Now generally superseded by squaddie, n.

a soldier, with reference to his scarlet jacket; also plural, a scarlet military uniform.

A sailor's name for a soldier.

A sailor's name for a soldier, from the leather stock he used to wear.

British. Military. A soldier, esp. a low-ranking soldier. Also: a marine.

One who serves in a host or army.

= swaddy, n.

Military. An individual soldier.

A member of a squad; a private soldier; a recruit. Also transferred.

a soldier; also collective, the Army.