Synonyms of soldier

soldier

noun

ˈsōl-jər 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• warrior
• fighter
• marine
• trooper
• serviceman
• veteran
• raider
• dragoon
• legionary
• ranger
• legionnaire
• recruit
• knight
• Confederate
• man-at-arms
• dogface
• infantryman
• musketeer
• cavalryman
• conscript
• combatant
• partisan
• regular
• rifleman
• artilleryman
• guardsman
• doughboy
• servicewoman
• guerilla
• cannoneer
• militiaman
• commando
• guerrilla
• foot soldier
• cavalier
• Continental
• archer
• GI
• gunner
• partizan
• paramilitary
• footman
• grunt
• cuirassier
• reservist
• Federal
• lancer
• spearman
• jarhead
• champion
• irregular
• minuteman
• carabinier
• mortarman
• draftee
• pikeman
• crossbowman
• carabineer
• warhorse
• noncombatant
• counterguerrilla
• enrollee
• gendarme
• counterguerilla
• digger
• lifer
• gallowglass

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• civilian

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of soldier

Home to notable facilities The Denver Federal Center, which started out in 1941 as the Denver Ordnance Plant making ammunition for soldiers fighting overseas during World War II, features the National Ice Core Laboratory. —John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2025

The filmmakers’ cameras confront the Israelis assigned to clear out the area, the soldiers’ eyes often hidden behind sunglasses. —Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025

The Context The crash comes days after an American Airlines passenger jet carrying 64 people collided midair with an Army Black Hawk helicopter crewed by three soldiers. —Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025

The plane had 60 passengers and four crew members on board, and the helicopter was carrying three soldiers. —Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 1 Feb. 2025

Phrases Containing soldier

• foot soldier