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soldier

noun [C]
 
 
/ˈsəʊl.dʒər/ US  /ˈsoʊl.dʒɚ/

Definition

B1 a person who is in an army and wears its uniform, especially someone who fights when there is a war: Soldiers were patrolling the streets.Soldiers and people who fight in wars
(Definition of soldier noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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