professional soldier
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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
But the Duke of Cambridge, as a professional soldier, although a very indifferent one, is expected to perform and does perform the duties of his office, after his own fashion.
From Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches by McCarthy, Justin
