soldier

English

/ˈsəʊld͡ʒə/, /ˈsoʊld͡ʒɚ/

noun
Definitions
  • A member of an army, of any rank.
  • A private in military service, as distinguished from an officer.
  • A guardsman.
  • A member of the Salvation Army.
  • (British) A piece of buttered bread (or toast), cut into a long thin strip for dipping into a soft-boiled egg.
  • A term of affection for a young boy.
  • Someone who fights or toils well.
  • The or ().
  • One of the asexual polymorphic forms of termites, in which the head and jaws are very large and strong. The soldiers serve to defend the nest.
  • (slang) A red herring cured kipper with flesh turned red.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English soudeour borrowed from Old French soudier derived from Latin soldarius, solidus (gold coin, solid, a gold coin, golden coin, various coins, a Roman gold coin).

Origin

Latin

solidus

Gloss

gold coin, solid, a gold coin, golden coin, various coins, a Roman gold coin

Concept
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Ontological Category

Property

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