SOLDIER Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

soldier

noun

ˈsōl-jər

as in warrior

a person engaged in military service one of the goals of war is to keep as many soldiers as possible from being killed

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civilian

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Recent Examples of soldier Meanwhile, an Israeli strike on an army center killed a Lebanese soldier and wounded 18 others in the southwest between Tyre and Naqoura, Lebanon's military said. —

Kareem Chehayeb and Tia Goldenberg The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 25 Nov. 2024 One soldier was shot in a forest, while the others were marched at gunpoint to a road, and executed later. —

Katya Soldak, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024 Two months before the Civil War ended, a Confederate soldier was tried in a New York City courtroom for espionage—and for trying to burn down the largest city in the Union. —

Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024 The conflict has killed more than 3,000 people in Lebanon, while dozens of soldiers and civilians have been killed on the Israeli side. —

Brad Dress, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for soldier