Soldier

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Mục lục 1 Noun 1.1 a person who serves in an army; a person engaged in military service. 1.2 an enlisted man or woman, as distinguished from a commissioned officer 1.3 a person of military skill or experience 1.4 a person who contends or serves in any cause 1.5 Also called button man. Slang . a low-ranking member of a crime organization or syndicate. 1.6 Entomology . a member of a caste of sexually underdeveloped female ants or termites specialized, as with powerful jaws, to defend the colony from invaders. 1.7 a brick laid vertically with the narrower long face out. Compare rowlock ( def. 2 ) . 1.8 Informal . a person who avoids work or pretends to work; loafer; malingerer. 2 Verb (used without object) 2.1 to act or serve as a soldier. 2.2 Informal . to loaf while pretending to work; malinger 3 Verb phrase 3.1 soldier on, to persist steadfastly in one's work; persevere 4 Synonyms 4.1 noun

Noun

a person who serves in an army; a person engaged in military service.

an enlisted man or woman, as distinguished from a commissioned officer

the soldiers' mess and the officers' mess.

a person of military skill or experience

George Washington was a great soldier.

a person who contends or serves in any cause

a soldier of the Lord.

Also called button man. Slang . a low-ranking member of a crime organization or syndicate.

Entomology . a member of a caste of sexually underdeveloped female ants or termites specialized, as with powerful jaws, to defend the colony from invaders.

a brick laid vertically with the narrower long face out. Compare rowlock ( def. 2 ) .

Informal . a person who avoids work or pretends to work; loafer; malingerer.

Verb (used without object)

to act or serve as a soldier.

Informal . to loaf while pretending to work; malinger

He was soldiering on the job.

Verb phrase

soldier on, to persist steadfastly in one's work; persevere

to soldier on until the work is done.

Synonyms

noun

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