professional soldier
Example Sentences
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Oleh is a professional soldier - noted by the tattoo across his left arm reading "pugnare cum gladio," Latin for "fight with a sword."
From Reuters ● Dec. 21, 2022
Gadfly was mobilised in March and isn't a professional soldier.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2022
Byun voluntarily joined as a non-commissioned officer to become a professional soldier.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 22, 2021
HAL 9000 had way more human inflection than this grim professional soldier.
From Time ● May 30, 2013
The professional soldier, save among field officers and the older N.C.O.’s, is becoming rare.
From A Padre in France by George A. Birmingham
