Meaning of "soldier" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SOLDIER

From Old French soudier, from soude (army) pay, from Late Latin solidus a gold coin, from Latin: firm.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SOLDIER

soldier  [ˈsəʊldʒə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOLDIER

Soldier is a verb and can also act as 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.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb soldier in English.

WHAT DOES SOLDIER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Soldier

A soldier is one who fights as part of an organized land-based armed force; if that force is for hire the person is generally termed a mercenary soldier, or mercenary. The majority of cognates of the word "soldier" that exist in other languages have a meaning that embraces both commissioned and non-commissioned officers in national land forces.

Definition of soldier in the English dictionary

The first definition of soldier in the dictionary is a person who serves or has served in an army. Other definition of soldier is Also called: common soldier. a noncommissioned member of an army as opposed to a commissioned officer. Soldier is also a person who works diligently for a cause.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SOLDIER

PRESENT

Present

I soldier

you soldier

he/she/it soldiers

we soldier

you soldier

they soldier

Present continuous

I am soldiering

you are soldiering

he/she/it is soldiering

we are soldiering

you are soldiering

they are soldiering

Present perfect

I have soldiered

you have soldiered

he/she/it has soldiered

we have soldiered

you have soldiered

they have soldiered

Present perfect continuous

I have been soldiering

you have been soldiering

he/she/it has been soldiering

we have been soldiering

you have been soldiering

they have been soldiering

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I soldiered

you soldiered

he/she/it soldiered

we soldiered

you soldiered

they soldiered

Past continuous

I was soldiering

you were soldiering

he/she/it was soldiering

we were soldiering

you were soldiering

they were soldiering

Past perfect

I had soldiered

you had soldiered

he/she/it had soldiered

we had soldiered

you had soldiered

they had soldiered

Past perfect continuous

I had been soldiering

you had been soldiering

he/she/it had been soldiering

we had been soldiering

you had been soldiering

they had been soldiering

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will soldier

you will soldier

he/she/it will soldier

we will soldier

you will soldier

they will soldier

Future continuous

I will be soldiering

you will be soldiering

he/she/it will be soldiering

we will be soldiering

you will be soldiering

they will be soldiering

Future perfect

I will have soldiered

you will have soldiered

he/she/it will have soldiered

we will have soldiered

you will have soldiered

they will have soldiered

Future perfect continuous

I will have been soldiering

you will have been soldiering

he/she/it will have been soldiering

we will have been soldiering

you will have been soldiering

they will have been soldiering

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would soldier

you would soldier

he/she/it would soldier

we would soldier

you would soldier

they would soldier

Conditional continuous

I would be soldiering

you would be soldiering

he/she/it would be soldiering

we would be soldiering

you would be soldiering

they would be soldiering

Conditional perfect

I would have soldier

you would have soldier

he/she/it would have soldier

we would have soldier

you would have soldier

they would have soldier

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been soldiering

you would have been soldiering

he/she/it would have been soldiering

we would have been soldiering

you would have been soldiering

they would have been soldiering

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you soldier
we let´s soldier
you soldier

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to soldier

Past participle

soldiered

Present Participle

soldiering

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SOLDIER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «soldier» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of soldier

enlisted man · fighter · man-at-arms · redcoat · serviceman · trooper · warrior

TRANSLATION OF SOLDIER

Find out the translation of soldier to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of 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 «soldier» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 士兵
• Translator English - Spanish: soldado
• English: soldier
• Translator English - Hindi: सैनिक
• Translator English - Arabic: جُنْدِيّ
• Translator English - Russian: солдат
• Translator English - Portuguese: soldado
• Translator English - Bengali: সৈনিক
• Translator English - French: soldat
• Translator English - Malay: askar
• Translator English - German: Soldat
• Translator English - Japanese: 兵士
• Translator English - Korean: 군인
• Translator English - Javanese: Prajurit
• Translator English - Vietnamese: người lính
• Translator English - Tamil: சிப்பாய்
• Translator English - Marathi: सैनिक
• Translator English - Turkish: asker
• Translator English - Italian: soldato
• Translator English - Polish: żołnierz
• Translator English - Ukrainian: солдат
• Translator English - Romanian: soldat
• Translator English - Greek: στρατιώτης
• Translator English - Afrikaans: soldaat
• Translator English - Swedish: soldat
• Translator English - Norwegian: soldat

10 QUOTES WITH «SOLDIER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word soldier.

1

Richard Barnfield

Money is the sovereign queen of all delights - for her, the lawyer pleads, the soldier fights.

2

Clara Barton

This conflict is one thing I've been waiting for. I'm well and strong and young - young enough to go to the front. If I can't be a soldier, I'll help soldiers.

3

Clara Barton

I wonder if a soldier ever does mend a bullet hole in his coat?

4

Ishmael Beah

As a child soldier, your rights are constantly violated.

5

Orlando Bloom

My whole career has been fulfilling my childhood fantasies, playing characters that are larger than life, getting to play a knight, an elf, a prince, and a soldier.

6

Belle Boyd

A true woman always loves a real soldier.

7

Smedley Butler

For a great many years, as a soldier, I had a suspicion that war was a racket; not until I retired to civil life did I fully realize it.

8

James Callaghan

There is not a single injustice in Northern Ireland that is worth the loss of a single British soldier or a single Irish citizen either.

9

Robert Capa

I would say that the war correspondent gets more drinks, more girls, better pay, and greater freedom than the soldier, but at this stage of the game, having the freedom to choose his spot and being allowed to be a coward and not be executed for it is his torture.

10

C. J. Cherryh

A warrior is free to be a hero and pull off daring do and the soldier is irresponsible if he does it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOLDIER»

Discover the use of soldier in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to soldier and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Forgotten Soldier

An international bestseller, this is a German soldier's first-hand account of life on Russian front during the second half of the Second World War.

Guy Sajer, 2013

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

By thirteen, he’d been picked up by the government army, and Beah, at heart a gentle boy, found that he was capable of truly terrible acts. This is a rare and mesmerizing account, told with real literary force and heartbreaking honesty.

Ishmael Beah, 2007

Heart of a Soldier

From Pulitzer Prize winner James B. Stewart comes the extraordinary story of American hero Rick Rescorla, Morgan Stanley security director and a veteran of Vietnam and the British colonial wars in Rhodesia, who lost his life on September 11 ...

James B. Stewart, 2009

Summer of My German Soldier

This ebook features an illustrated biography of Bette Greene including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.

Bette Greene, 2011

Girl Soldier: A Story of Hope for Northern Uganda's Children

"--Michael Card, Bible teacher and musician "Girl Soldier is not fiction, yet that fact becomes harder to believe with every page we turn. This book is more than just a call to action. It is a challenge to our moral compass.

Faith J. H. McDonnell, Grace Akallo, 2007

Soldier

Culminating in his stint as Secretary of State in the Bush Administration and his role in making the case for war with Iraq, this is a sympathetic but objective portrait of a great but fallible man. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Karen DeYoung, 2006

Soldier Boys

Two boys, one German and one American, are eager to join their respective armies during World War II, and their paths cross at the Battle of the Bulge.

Dean Hughes, 2001

The Good Soldier

“This is the saddest story I have ever heard.” So begins Julian Mitchell’s stage adaptation of Ford Madox Ford’s classic novel, The Good Soldier, a tale of deceit, delusion, and disintegrating marriage in pre-war Britain.

Ford Madox Ford, 2010

Soldier

The book features a detailed reference section and a free wallchart and cd of clipart.

Simon Adams, 2009

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Modern Mourning, and the ...

Laura Wittman argues that this monument established a connection between the wounded body vulnerable to the war machine and a modern identity defined by common mortality and social alienation.

Laura Wittman, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOLDIER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term soldier is used in the context of the following news items.

ArtsBeat | Grateful Dead Break Soldier Field Records

A version of this article appears in print on 07/06/2015, on page C3 of the NewYork edition with the headline: Grateful Dead Breaks Soldier Field Records. «New York Times, Jul 15»

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SOLDIER FIELD — After 50 years, it all ends for the Grateful Dead this weekend in Chicago. Deadheads are already arriving Downtown before the band's ... «DNAinfo, Jun 15»

Everything You Need to Know Before Heading to Rally at Soldier Field

If you managed to snag a ticket to Wednesday's Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup rally at Soldier Field before they sold out in a matter of minutes, consider ... «NBC Chicago, Jun 15»

North Korean soldier walks across border to defect, South says

Seoul, South Korea (CNN) A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea on Monday across the heavily fortified border that separates the two countries, South ... «CNN, Jun 15»

Soldier killed in Afghanistan was from Massachusetts

The last incident in which an American soldier was killed in Afghanistan was on Dec. 13, when a roadside bombing killed two U.S. troops in Parwan province. «WCVB Boston, Apr 15»

Canadian Soldier Killed by Friendly Fire in Iraq

A Canadian special forces soldier was killed in a friendly fire incident in Iraq, Canada's defense department said Saturday. Sgt. Andrew Joseph Doiron is the first ... «NBCNews.com, Mar 15»

Slain Ottawa Soldier Cpl. Nathan Cirillo Honored as 'Wonderful' Man

The Canadian soldier killed in Wednesday's attack in Ottawa was a guard at the city's war memorial who posed for a photo with a smiling tourist just days before ... «NBCNews.com, Oct 14»

Slain soldier guarded Canada's most sacred memorial

He was a Ceremonial Guard: A soldier intended to feature in the background of photographs, not to fight terrorists. He died after being gunned down in the heart ... «New York Post, Oct 14»

Soldier dies after shooting herself at Virginia Army base

FORT LEE, Va. - An enraged soldier barricaded herself inside a major command's headquarters and shot herself in the head Monday after throwing objects ... «CBS News, Aug 14»

South Korean military captures soldier suspected of killing 5

A fugitive South Korean soldier suspected of killing five members of his unit has been captured after he shot himself, bringing an end to a tense standoff. «CNN, Jun 14»