Synonyms of soldier

soldier

noun

ˈsōl-jər 

as in warrior

a person engaged in military service

one of the goals of war is to keep as many soldiers as possible from being killed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• warrior
• fighter
• marine
• trooper
• serviceman
• veteran
• raider
• dragoon
• legionary
• ranger
• legionnaire
• recruit
• knight
• Confederate
• man-at-arms
• dogface
• infantryman
• musketeer
• cavalryman
• conscript
• combatant
• partisan
• regular
• rifleman
• artilleryman
• guardsman
• doughboy
• servicewoman
• guerilla
• cannoneer
• militiaman
• commando
• guerrilla
• foot soldier
• cavalier
• Continental
• archer
• GI
• gunner
• partizan
• paramilitary
• footman
• grunt
• cuirassier
• reservist
• Federal
• lancer
• spearman
• jarhead
• champion
• irregular
• minuteman
• carabinier
• mortarman
• draftee
• pikeman
• crossbowman
• carabineer
• warhorse
• noncombatant
• counterguerrilla
• enrollee
• gendarme
• counterguerilla
• digger
• lifer
• gallowglass

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• civilian

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of soldier

During that time, a total of 33 hostages will be released, with children, women, female soldiers, people over 50, and sick or injured men being prioritized. —Brie Stimson, Fox News, 19 Jan. 2025

There are currently police and military officers from Jamaica, along with soldiers from The Bahamas, Belize, Guatemala and El Salvador. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Jan. 2025

Young George was captivated by the pageantry surrounding the event – the uniformed soldiers, their long rifles, their sharp salutes. —Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025

Now the soldiers and horses have been rehearsing for months, with bands playing and cannons firing, to prepare them for the pomp and circumstance of a president’s funeral, said Maj. Wes Strickland, a spokesman for the Old Guard. —John Bacon, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025

Phrases Containing soldier

• foot soldier