- soldier
- nounADJECTIVE▪ brave, fine, good, great▪
The president paid tribute to the brave soldiers who had lost their lives.
▪ trained▪ experienced, veteran▪ former, old, retired▪ decorated▪a highly decorated soldier
▪ active-duty▪The number of active-duty soldiers has continued to rise.
▪ child▪Boys are forced to become child soldiers.
▪ career, professional, regular▪ citizen (esp. AmE), volunteer▪ conscript▪ common, ordinary, private, rank-and-file▪What was life like for the common soldier?
▪ fellow▪He was deeply affected by the death of one of his fellow soldiers.
▪ loyal▪soldiers loyal to the president
▪ dead, fallen, injured, wounded▪ armed▪ combat▪The army currently has 17 000 combat soldiers.
▪ foot, mounted▪ army▪ mercenary▪ enemy▪ American, British, etc.▪ Allied, coalition, Confederate, etc.▪ government, rebel▪ uniformed▪ toy… OF SOLDIERS▪ company▪ groupVERB + SOLDIER▪ be, become, serve as▪Sharon has served as a soldier.
▪ enlist as▪He decided to enlist as a soldier.
▪ train▪ play▪little boys playing soldiers
▪ lead into battle, send into battle▪He has led American soldiers into battle.
SOLDIER + VERB▪ enlist▪The number of soldiers enlisting has fallen dramatically.
▪ be stationed, serve▪soldiers serving in Germany
▪ march▪ fight (sb)▪ defend sth, guard sth▪ open fire (on sb)▪At least 19 people were killed when soldiers opened fire on a peaceful demonstration.
▪ be killed in action, die▪ be shot, be wounded▪ be missing in action▪ be captured, be taken prisoner▪ return▪soldiers returning from the war
▪ desertPREPOSITION▪ as a soldier▪his time as a soldier
PHRASES▪ a soldier of fortune▪ soldiers in uniform▪We saw very few enemy soldiers in uniform.
▪ soldiers at war▪a realistic portrait of soldiers at war
▪ soldiers in the field, soldiers on the ground▪We don't have enough soldiers in the field.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
