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

Congolese soldiers and pro-government militia fighters in Goma were trapped. —Emmet Livingstone, The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025

Combat soldiers wounded in combat never worried about the color of the skin of the medic or corpsman attending their wounds and saving their lives. —Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 19 Mar. 2025

Nonetheless, as soldiers grew accustomed to eating it and shared it with local populations, its presence grew. —Samantha Laine Perfas, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Mar. 2025

Most of the civilians were killed by government soldiers. —Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Mar. 2025

Phrases Containing soldier

• foot soldier