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tin soldier

tin soldier noun: a toy soldier made out of tin.

Noun

tin soldier (plural tin soldiers)

  1. A toy soldier made out of tin.
  2. (derogatory) One who only plays at being a soldier.
    • By officers and men he was regarded as a tin soldier; by the church people generally, because of Parson Alvord's newspaper articles, he was thought to be a great hero.1963, William Gates Le Duc, Recollections of a Civil War Quartermaster, page 98

Forms of tin soldier

pluraltin soldiers

Questions about tin soldier

What does tin soldier mean?
Tin soldier means a toy soldier made out of tin.
What part of speech is tin soldier?
Tin soldier is a noun.
What is the plural of tin soldier?
The plural of tin soldier is tin soldiers.

Words near tin soldier in the dictionary

  1. tin sandwiches
  2. Tin Shui Wai
  3. tin skin
  4. tin skins
  5. tin snips
  6. tin soldier
  7. tin soldiers
  8. tin tab
  9. tin tabernacle
  10. tin tabernacles
  11. tin tetrachloride

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