soldiers
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
An inflected form of soldier · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,155 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 15,947 times across 191,625 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army the soldiers stood at attention
- a wingless sterile ant or termite having a large head and powerful jaws adapted for defending the colony
soldiers in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The family had produced some famous soldiers, a Lord Chancellor, and a Prime Minister.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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The soldiers had died bravely; but the chiefs had been incapable of leading them.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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We have sung of the soldiers and sailors, but who shall hymn the politicians?
John Marr and Other Poems · Herman Melville · Chapter 1
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Alas, I fear My inn is crowded to the very wall, Soldiers and scribes, the rich, the great, the small!
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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Sleep, soldiers! still in honoured rest Your truth and valour wearing: The bravest are the tenderest,-- The loving are the daring.
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1