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Traditional English :: soldier
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soldier.html - n. & v. --n. 1 a person serving in or having served in an army.
2 (in full common soldier) a private or NCO in an army.
3 a military commander of specified ability (a great soldier).
4 (in full soldier ant) a wingless ant or termite with a large head and jaws for fighting in defence of its colony.
5 (in full soldier beetle) a reddish-coloured beetle, Rhagonycha fulva, with flesh-eating larvae. --v.intr. serve as a soldier (was off soldiering). soldier of Christ an active or proselytizing Christian. soldier of fortune an adventurous person ready to take service under any State or person; a mercenary. soldier on colloq. persevere doggedly. soldierly adj. soldiership n. [ME souder etc. f. OF soudier, soldier f. soulde (soldier's) pay f. L solidus: see SOLIDUS] |
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Traditional English :: soldiery
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soldier.html - n.
(pl. -ies)
1 soldiers, esp. of a specified character.
2 a group of soldiers. |
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Traditional English :: soldier
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soldier.html - n. & v. --n. 1 a person serving in or having served in an army.
2 (in full common soldier) a private or NCO in an army.
3 a military commander of specified ability (a great soldier).
4 (in full soldier ant) a wingless ant or termite with a large head and jaws for fighting in defence of its colony.
5 (in full soldier beetle) a reddish-coloured beetle, Rhagonycha fulva, with flesh-eating larvae. --v.intr. serve as a soldier (was off soldiering). soldier of Christ an active or proselytizing Christian. soldier of fortune an adventurous person ready to take service under any State or person; a mercenary. soldier on colloq. persevere doggedly. soldierly adj. soldiership n. [ME souder etc. f. OF soudier, soldier f. soulde (soldier's) pay f. L solidus: see SOLIDUS] |
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Traditional English :: soldiery
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soldier.html - n.
(pl. -ies)
1 soldiers, esp. of a specified character.
2 a group of soldiers. |
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English Idioms :: sold on
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soldier.html - {adj.} Approving of; well disposed toward; convinced of the value of. * /When Japanese cars first appeared on the market Andy was hesitant to drive one but now he is sold on them./ |
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Traditional English :: sold
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soldier.html - past and past part. of SELL. |
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