military person vs soldier

military person

soldier

verb
  • To intentionally restrict labor productivity; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished. 

  • To take a ride on (another person's horse) without permission. 

  • To serve as a soldier. 

  • To continue steadfast; to keep striving. 

noun
  • Any member of a military, regardless of specialty. 

  • A guardsman. 

  • Someone who fights or toils well. 

  • The red or cuckoo gurnard (Chelidonichthys cuculus). 

  • A piece of buttered bread (or toast), cut into a long thin strip for dipping into a soft-boiled egg. 

  • A low-ranking gangster or member of a gang, especially the mafia, who engages in physical conflict. 

  • An enlisted member of a military service, as distinguished from a commissioned officer. 

  • A member of a ground-based army, of any rank, but especially an enlisted member. 

  • A member of the Salvation Army. 

  • A term of approbation for a young boy. 

  • One of the asexual polymorphic forms of termites, in which the head and jaws are very large and strong. The soldiers serve to defend the nest. 

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