Kilo Lingo

soldier

/ˈsəʊl.dʒə/

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Translation

A person who fights for their country as part of an army.

Word origin

From the Old French soudier, a person paid to fight, from soulde, a soldier's pay.

Origin
Old French
Root
soudier

Grammar

Gender
Pluralsoldiers

Examples

uniform.

"Soldier" is a person who fights for their country.

.

"Soldiers" is the plural, meaning more than one soldier.

army.

Here "soldier" is the job that her brother does.

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This word is part of lesson 17.