soldier
A member of a ground-based army, of any rank, but especially an enlisted member.
Noun 4 meanings
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.”
An enlisted member of a military service, as distinguished from a commissioned officer.
“She saw a soldier while collecting her baggage at the airport.”
A guardsman.
A member of the Salvation Army.
Verb 3 meanings
To continue steadfast; to keep striving.
To serve as a soldier.
To intentionally restrict labor productivity; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished.
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).
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SOLDIER at a glance
SOLDIER has 7 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (S 1 + O 1 + L 1 + D 2 + I 1 + E 1 + R 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,196 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with soldier
All rhymesOne letter away
- MOLDIER10
- GOLDIER9
- SODDIER9
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