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
Byun voluntarily joined as a non-commissioned officer to become a professional soldier.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 22, 2021
They had both been against the war from the start, but knowing Matthew was a professional soldier whose life was military service his parents accepted the risks.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2016
HAL 9000 had way more human inflection than this grim professional soldier.
From Time • May 30, 2013
It is an age of professionalism, and the professional soldier has his counterpart in the professional politician.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various
