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soldier

[sohl-jer] / ˈsoʊl dʒər /
NOUN
person serving in military
Synonyms
STRONGEST
commando fighter guard guerrilla marine mercenary officer paratrooper pilot trooper veteran volunteer
STRONG
GI cadet conscript draftee gunner infantry musketeer private rank recruit scout warmonger warrior
WEAK
Green Beret airforce member cavalryperson enlisted person infantryperson military person selectee serviceperson soldier-at-arms

Example Sentences

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The parents of a missing soldier have said the failure of the Army to notice he was not on base for two weeks had "potentially" cost their son his life.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

It has charged only one other person so far, former SAS soldier Oliver Schulz.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

"It has been confirmed that a National Intelligence Service official and an active-duty soldier were involved," Lee told a cabinet meeting.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Another soldier happened to be a fan of Mauldin’s work: Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe—Patton’s boss.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

One German soldier called the day’s battle “an amazing spectacle of unexampled gallantry, courage and bull-dog determination on both sides.”

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman