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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Johnson signed an amnesty that gave a blanket pardon to all former Confederate soldiers.
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David Cason, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
The brooch, possibly buried as an offering, provides a glimpse into the interactions between Roman soldiers and local inhabitants.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
And in 1980, after university students demonstrating against martial law were beaten and killed by soldiers ordered by Chun Doo-hwan’s dictatorship, Gwangju’s citizens fought back against the South Korean government in what became known as the Gwangju Uprising.
—Jae-Ha Kim, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2025
Set in 1987, Predator starts with Schwarzenegger's Dutch taking out guerrillas in the Central American jungle with his beefy battalion of soldiers — played by Carl Weathers, Jesse Ventura, Bill Duke, Sonny Landham, and future director of The Predator, Shane Black.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2025
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David Cason, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
The brooch, possibly buried as an offering, provides a glimpse into the interactions between Roman soldiers and local inhabitants.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
And in 1980, after university students demonstrating against martial law were beaten and killed by soldiers ordered by Chun Doo-hwan’s dictatorship, Gwangju’s citizens fought back against the South Korean government in what became known as the Gwangju Uprising.
—Jae-Ha Kim, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2025
Set in 1987, Predator starts with Schwarzenegger's Dutch taking out guerrillas in the Central American jungle with his beefy battalion of soldiers — played by Carl Weathers, Jesse Ventura, Bill Duke, Sonny Landham, and future director of The Predator, Shane Black.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Soldier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soldier. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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