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Synonyms for soldiers

Grammar : Noun
Spell : sohl-jer
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsoʊl dʒər

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Définition of soldiers

Origin :
  • c.1300, souder, from Old French soudier, soldier "one who serves in the army for pay," from Medieval Latin soldarius "a soldier" (cf. Spanish soldado, Italian soldato and French soldat "soldier," which is borrowed from Italian), literally "one having pay," from Late Latin soldum, extended sense of accusative of Latin solidus, name of a Roman gold coin (see solidus). The -l- has been regular in English since mid-14c., in imitation of Latin. Willie and Joe always say sojer in the Bill Mauldin cartoons, and this seems to mirror 16c.-17c. spellings sojar, soger, sojour.
  • noun person serving in military
Example sentences :
  • You have seen duty and allegiance in the determined faces of our soldiers.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • This will be the task of the soldiers, whom I need not tell to do their duty.
  • Extract from : « Stories from Thucydides » by H. L. Havell
  • That winter when the days were cold, the food was low and the soldiers fretful.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • But to do that she had to make friends with one of the soldiers.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • The provincial captains are drumming up for soldiers, in every newspaper.
  • Extract from : « Old News » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • As a general thing, the English are traders and diplomats, rather than soldiers.
  • Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh
  • Do they not manoeuvre like soldiers who have seen stricken fields?
  • Extract from : « Main Street » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • They were on a peninsula, as it were, while the soldiers were securing the isthmus.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • The soldiers, confident in their power, were under perfect control.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • But soldiers will accomplish a good deal to get nearer the enemy.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
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