Squaddie

//ˈskwɒd.i// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A private in the army. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang

    "He'll turn out to be a squaddie— a Muslim squaddie. Exactly the kind of victim they're looking for."

Synonyms

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old billsoldier

Example

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"He'll turn out to be a squaddie— a Muslim squaddie. Exactly the kind of victim they're looking for."

Etymology

From squad + -ie.

Related phrases

squaddie-proof

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