Definitions

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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Platner always wanted to be a soldier, an ambition he says he can’t fully explain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Chris Butler, Aaron Nee, Adam Nee and Dave Callaham have written a heavy-handed script in which, when Castle Grayskull comes under attack, Idris Elba’s soldier is forced to yell, “We’re under attack!”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

A British Army soldier was killed in a training exercise in northern Iraq on Sunday, the Ministry of Defence has announced.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Anthony Joshua says he is standing strong "as a soldier" for the parents of two close friends killed in a car crash as the British heavyweight prepares for his return to boxing.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 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

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