Soldier
//ˈsəʊld͡ʒə//
Word Type
Noun
Verb
Proper Noun
The word "soldier" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.
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Typical Location
Capable Of
arm civilian arm himself battle another solider charge into fray dig trench drive tank face front fight battle fight enemy fight for freedom fight in battle fighting war fire cannon fire gun fire rifle in combat follow instructions get syphilis from foreign prostitute guard bank guard border guard fort guard president guard prisoner kill enemies kill soldier lay down weapon man border crossing march in parade raise flag ready rifle ready weapon receive orders report for duty report to commanding officer shoot enemy shoulder gun step on land mine storm beach storm hill use gun to kill wait for orders wave goodbye to sweetheart wave to family wear uniform write letter home
Derived Terms
Canadian soldier Christian soldier armored soldier buffalo soldier child soldier chocolate soldier come the old soldier dead soldier dog soldier foot soldier freshwater soldier horse soldier old soldier plague soldier beetle sea soldier shaggy soldier soldier beetle soldier crab soldier fly soldier of misfortune soldier river barb soldier thistle soldier-girl soldier-like soldier-proof soldierlike soldierly soldierly straight as a soldier summer soldier tin soldier water soldier
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Has Part
Context
Part Of (Holonyms)
Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)
Zouave archer artilleryman askari bluecoat bombardier bowman brigadier buffalo soldier cadet campaigner cannoneer captain carabineer cavalryman centurion cipaye colonel cuirassier dog soldier dragoon enlisted man foot soldier fusilier gallowglass general grenadier grognard guard guardsman guerrilla gunner hajduk halberdier hoplite horse soldier hussar infanteer infantryman jaeger janissary knight lancer legionary legionnaire lieutenant major mameluke man-at-arms marine marshal mercenary musketeer myrmidon officer orderly pikeman private recruit redcoat rifleman sapper sentry sepoy spahi spearman subaltern swordsman tiro topaz uhlan veteran weekend warrior yeoman
Type Of (IsA)
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Part Of
Related Terms
:Category:Military ranks Christian soldier battle buddy brother-in-arms buffalo soldier child soldier chocolate soldier comrade in arms construction soldier dog soldier footsoldier freshwater soldier gallant soldier horse soldier junior soldier nonsoldier old soldier plastic soldier presoldier soldier ant soldier bee soldier of fortune soldier on toy soldier
Related Terms
arachnid army army fighter army guy army man army person army recruit asexual boiled egg bread butter construction soldier continue defend definition fight fighter fighting fighting man generic generic definition guardsman gun guns guy intentional iowa job kansas kentucky levels low low levels low rank man marine military military guy nest officer person polymorphic private productivity rank recruit restrict salvation army soldier ant soldier of fortune soldier on termite toast toil toy soldier war warrior work
Used For
combat defending country during war fighing war fight fighting fighting for democracy guard killing killing enemy mourning when dead operating military equipment power of group preparing for war preventing war protect citizens of country protecting country protection regretting vietnam saving lives sneding on peace missions war
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.