soldiers

Noun

soldier (plural soldiers)

1. (countable) A member of a ground-based army, of any rank, but especially an enlisted member.
   • My friends and I saw a soldier questioning a man holding a bag with a gun in his pocket.

   Synonyms:

   grunt, sweat, old sweat, Tommy

2. (broadly, countable, nonstandard) Any member of a military, regardless of specialty.
3. (countable, formal) An enlisted member of a military service, as distinguished from a commissioned officer.
   • She saw a soldier while collecting her baggage at the airport.
4. A guardsman.
5. A member of the Salvation Army.
6. A low-ranking gangster or member of a gang, especially the mafia, who engages in physical conflict.

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