soldier
• noun 1 a person who serves in an army. 2 (also common soldier or private soldier) a private in an army. 3 Brit. informal a strip of bread or toast, dipped into a soft-boiled egg. • verb 1 serve as a soldier. 2 (soldier on) informal persevere. — PHRASES soldier of fortune a mercenary. — DERIVATIVES soldierly adjective. — ORIGIN Old French, from soulde ‘(soldier’s) pay’, from Latin solidus ‘solid, solidus’.
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