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I, Philip Kearny, an old soldier, enter my solemn protest against this order for retreat.
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Meaning of "old soldier" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OLD SOLDIER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OLD SOLDIER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Old soldier is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OLD SOLDIER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of old soldier in the English dictionary

The definition of old soldier in the dictionary is a former soldier or veteran. Other definition of old soldier is an experienced or practised person.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OLD SOLDIER

old rose
Old Saxon
old school
old school tie
old skool
Old Slavic
Old Slavonic
old sod
Old South
old Spanish customs
old Spanish practices
old squaw
old stager
Old Stone Age
old style
old sweat
old talk

WORDS THAT END LIKE OLD SOLDIER

bombardier
brigadier
chocolate soldier
common soldier
dead soldier
foot soldier
gallant soldier
moldier
mouldier
private soldier
randier
returned soldier
soldier
studier
tin soldier
toy soldier
Unknown Soldier
wagon soldier
water soldier
wieldier

Synonyms and antonyms of old soldier in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «old soldier» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OLD SOLDIER

Find out the translation of old soldier to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of old soldier from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «old soldier» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

老军人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

viejo soldado
570 millions of speakers

English

old soldier
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पुराने सैनिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجندي القديم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

старый солдат
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

velho soldado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুরানো সৈনিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vieux soldat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Askar lama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

alten Soldaten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

老兵
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

옛 군인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Prajurit lawas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người lính già
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பழைய சிப்பாய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जुना सैनिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Eski asker
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vecchio soldato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stary żołnierz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Старий солдат
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

soldat vechi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παλιό στρατιώτη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ou soldaat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gammal soldat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gammel soldat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of old soldier

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OLD SOLDIER»

The term «old soldier» is normally little used and occupies the 120.456 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OLD SOLDIER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about old soldier

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2 QUOTES WITH «OLD SOLDIER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word old soldier.
1
Philip Kearny
I, Philip Kearny, an old soldier, enter my solemn protest against this order for retreat.
2
Douglas MacArthur
Like the old soldier of the ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away, an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the light to see that duty. Goodbye.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OLD SOLDIER»

Discover the use of old soldier in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to old soldier and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Old soldier: a novel
Tough ex-soldier Joe McKay and his gifted, sensitive brother Tommy are as different as they can be, until a silent killer strikes Tommy and the roles are reversed
Vance Bourjaily, Vance Nye Bourjaily, 1990
2
An old soldier speaks out
The Book Is A Very Typical Expression Of An Old Soldier`S View Of The Life And Covers Reminiscences Of The British Army And Thereafter Police Action In Hyderabad, Where He Served As Intelligence Aide To K.M. Munshi In 1948.
S. R. Nanda, 2002
3
Recollections of an Old Soldier: The Life of Captain David ...
An Old Soldier Nothing of consequence took place until the fall after I was seven years old, when ' my mother died, leaving four small children, viz: one brother and two sisters. There was something very singular took place respecting her ...
David Perry, Mary E. Bogue Alden, 1822
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The Old Soldier; the Wandering Lover; and Other Poems. ...
William HEATON (of Halifax.) PART III. “ The warrior grasps the battle brand, And seeks the field of fight." Joan CRITCHLEY Pnuzcz. 'Twas eve, and the rain did fall heavy and fast, While cold blew the wind o'er the plain, And the swift mountain ...
William HEATON (of Halifax.), 1857
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An old soldier's memories
Sydney Henry Jones- Parry. were living here. One day Solomon came and said a soldier wanted to see me. A soldier always meant a white man. I told him to show the man up, and presently in came a sergeant of the 38th, always a particularly ...
Sydney Henry Jones- Parry, 1897
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Recollections of an Old Soldier: The Life of Captain David ...
The writer's life was spent in Rehoboth and Dighton, Mass.
David Perry, 1928
7
A Selection of Tracts, compiled by an Old Soldier, intended ...
would not take spirits if there was the "harm in them as people pretend. Will.— There is no occasion to take it like some men. Why there was Tom Walsham and old Bill Arnold that worked for Mrs. Manton, in the Curtain Road, they were at the  ...
‎1865
8
Brit Volume 1: Old Soldier
"Sex and violence have never looked so... old. Meet the government's last line of defense when it comes to the really messy parts of keeping the world safe, Brit.
‎2007
9
Elder Tales: Stories of Wisdom and Courage from Around the World
time ago, when beings from the world of the fairies and those from the world of men often crossed paths, there was an old soldier who had been wounded in a war and now sat begging for alms beneath a wayside cross. One day, two travelers ...
Dan Keding, 2007
10
Soldier Field: A Stadium and Its City
G. J. Klein, “New Life for an Old Soldier: Rehabilitation of Chicago's Soldier Field, ” in Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Concrete Structures and Innovation in Design: Proceedings of ACI International Conference Hong Kong, 1991 (ACI SP- 128, ...
Liam T. A. Ford, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OLD SOLDIER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term old soldier is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Can Putin Afford to Keep East Ukraine?
A 24-year-old soldier named Vladimir put in a word: “What politicians are you talking about? Today two of our guys with guns can enter any ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
2
Man charged for kidnapping, rape of woman in Tacoma
Police say Kerrou drove a short distance into a residential area then raped the 21-year-old soldier's wife. She managed to get away and make it ... «KIRO Seattle, Jul 15»
3
#MarrowForMoreno: Texas soldier in desperate need of bone …
Gustavo Moreno is fighting for his life. The 20-year-old soldier was diagnosed with lymphoma leukemia recently and is in desperate need of a ... «KHOU, Jul 15»
4
Fort Hood IDs soldier killed in weekend car wreck
A 22-year-old soldier died in a Saturday morning car wreck near Fort Hood, Texas, base officials confirmed Tuesday. Spc. Brian Michael ... «ArmyTimes.com, Jul 15»
5
Man who employed Palestinian that murdered soldier sentenced by …
In September 2013, Amar lured 20-year-old soldier Tomer Hazan to the West Bank, where he strangled him and buried him in a well, in a failed ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
6
FARC Releases Soldier They Were Holding Hostage in Southern …
At present, it is not known where the 26-year-old soldier was turned over to Colombian authorities by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, but ... «Latin American Herald Tribune, Jul 15»
7
Ten years later, a soldier's family still grieves and questions the …
The Army says the 19-year-old soldier killed herself in Iraq -- a finding that her family has never believed. For ten years, Johnson has been on a ... «St. Louis Public Radio, Jul 15»
8
Soldier dies, another injured in Killeen crash
He said the passenger, a 22-year-old soldier was killed, but his name was not released, pending notification of next of kin. The driver was ... «The Killeen Daily Herald, Jul 15»
9
Old soldier, 106, says pies and 'wee bit of brandy' are secret to a …
A former marine celebrated his 106th birthday and put his long life down to a “wee bit of brandy” - and regular PIES. Football-fan James ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
10
British soldier found guilty of raping and molesting a 6-year-old girl
Speaking at the Tyrolean court in Innsbruck,a spokesperson said that the 30-year-old soldier entered the girl's unlocked family home while ... «Closer, Jul 15»

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