squaddie

noun [C]

/ˈskwɒd.i/

/ˈskwɑː.di/ UK slang

Definition

› a soldier of low rankSoldiers and people who fight in wars

(Definition of squaddie noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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