Know Your Next Word : soldier
21. soldier :
verb & noun :
1. a person who serves in an army : a person engaged in military service
2. an enlisted man or woman, as distinguished from a commissioned officer
3. a person of military skill or experience
4. to act or serve as a soldier
5. to persist steadfastly in one's work
6. a brave warrior
usage :
George Washington was a great soldier.
the soldiers' mess and the officers' mess.
He was soldiering on the job.
to soldier on until the work is done.
I am a soldier and unapt to weep.
He could be found in the soldiers' mess.
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