soldiernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsəʊl.dʒər/us/ˈsoʊl.dʒɚ/B1 a person who is in an army and wears its uniform, especially someone who fights when there is a war:
Soldiers were patrolling the streets.
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- He was pictured as a soldier in full uniform.
- At that point, a soldier opened fire on the car.
- The soldiers had erected barricades to protect themselves.
- Five soldiers died after their bus was ambushed on a country road.
- Youths hurled stones at the soldiers.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Soldiers & people who fight in wars
- Anzac
- capability
- combatant
- crusader
- guardsman
- gunner
- infantryman
- lancer
- non-combatant
- orderly
- para
- partisan
- scout
- sentry
- sepoy
- serviceman
- shogun
- storm trooper
- vet
- veteran
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