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
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Recent Examples of soldier
Another special-forces soldier ran to his partner, detonating a third mine.
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Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
The Army identified the soldiers killed in the crash as Staff Sgt.
—Katie Smith, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
The camera keeps tight on Dragan as the heavily armed soldiers approach the compartment containing him, the Muslim man and several other passengers.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
What To Know The soldiers headed for the front lines in Russia's Kursk region, where Moscow has been attempting to end Ukraine's grip on a chunk of territory across the border since August.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025
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Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
The Army identified the soldiers killed in the crash as Staff Sgt.
—Katie Smith, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
The camera keeps tight on Dragan as the heavily armed soldiers approach the compartment containing him, the Muslim man and several other passengers.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
What To Know The soldiers headed for the front lines in Russia's Kursk region, where Moscow has been attempting to end Ukraine's grip on a chunk of territory across the border since August.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025
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“Soldier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soldier. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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