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soldier - 16 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | soldier |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person serving in military |
| Synonyms: | GI*, cadet, conscript, fighter, guard, guerrilla, gunner, infantry, marine, mercenary, officer, pilot, private, rank, recruit, scout, soldier, veteran, volunteer, warmonger, warrior, Green Beret, airforce member, cavalryperson, commando, draftee, enlisted person, infantryperson, military person, musketeer, paratrooper, selectee, serviceperson, soldier-at-arms, trooper |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | assassin |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | murderer of prominent or important person |
| Synonyms: | butcher*, clipper*, executioner, guerrilla*, gun*, killer, soldier, dropper, eliminator, enforcer, gun person, hatchet person, hit person, liquidator, piece person, plugger, slayer, torpedo*, trigger person |
| Antonyms: | victim |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bottle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | container, usually for liquids |
| Synonyms: | canteen, decanter, ewer, flagon, flask, glass, jar, jug, soldier, urn, vial, carafe, cruet, dead soldier, phial, vacuum bottle |
| Main Entry: | combatant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fighter |
| Synonyms: | adversary, antagonist, assailant, attacker, belligerent, enemy, foe, soldier, warrior, battler, contender, serviceman |
| Main Entry: | fighter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person engaged in hostile encounter |
| Synonyms: | GI, aggressor, antagonist, assailant, belligerent, boxer, bully, champion, combatant, competitor, contestant, gladiator, heavy*, mercenary, militant, opponent, pugilist, punching bag*, rival, soldier, warrior, wildcat*, battler, brawler, bruiser, contender, disputant, duelist, jouster, person-at-arms, scrapper, serviceperson, slugger, tanker, warlord |
| Antonyms: | peacemaker |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gangster |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person involved in illegal activities |
| Synonyms: | bandit, criminal, crook, dealer, desperado, goon*, hood, hoodlum, hooligan*, mobster, racketeer, robber, ruffian, soldier*, thug, tough, Mafioso, bruiser, hit person, member of the family, pusher |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | killer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | murderer |
| Synonyms: | assassin, butcher, executioner, hunter, soldier, cut-throat, exterminator, gunman/woman, gunperson, hit person, hit-man/woman, slayer |
| Main Entry: | mobster |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gangster |
| Synonyms: | criminal, crook, godfather, goon, hood, hoodlum, hooligan*, outlaw, racketeer, soldier*, thug, Mafioso, gunman/ woman, hit man/woman, member of the family, wiseguy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | murderer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who kills |
| Synonyms: | assassin, butcher, criminal, cutthroat, executioner, homicide, killer, soldier, enforcer, hit person, hit-and-run, manslaughterer, perpetrator, slaughterer, slayer, trigger person |
| Main Entry: | private |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lowest rank of person enlisted in armed service |
| Synonyms: | GI, first-class*, infantry, sailor, soldier, enlisted person, private soldier, second-class |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | recruit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person beginning service |
| Synonyms: | GI*, apprentice, beginner, convert, fledgling, greenhorn*, helper, initiate, learner, neophyte, newcomer, novice, proselyte, rookie, sailor, soldier, tenderfoot*, trainee, volunteer, draftee, enlisted person, new person, novitiate, plebe, selectee, serviceperson |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | warrior |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who fights in combat |
| Synonyms: | GI*, champion, combatant, conscript, fighter, hero, soldier, battler, enlisted person, fighting person, serviceperson, trooper |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | army |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | military force, usually for land |
| Synonyms: | artillery, battalion, battery, brigade, cavalry, column, command, company, corps, detail, division, flight, formation, infantry, legion, outfit, platoon, regiment, squad, wing, armed force, patrol unit, soldiers, soldiery, troops |
| Main Entry: | force |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | military organization |
| Synonyms: | armed forces, army, battalion, body, cell, corps, crew, detachment, division, guard, host, legion, patrol, regiment, shop, squad, squadron, troop, unit, horses, reserves, soldiers |
| Main Entry: | troop/troops |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group, often military |
| Synonyms: | armed forces, army, assemblage, assembly, band, body, bunch, collection, company, contingent, corps, crew, crowd, delegation, drove, flock, gang, gathering, herd, horde, host, legion, military, multitude, number, outfit, pack, party, personnel, squad, swarm, team, throng, troupe, unit, combatants, fighting forces, forces, service personnel, soldiers, soldiery, troopers |
| Main Entry: | troop |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | military |
| Synonyms: | armed forces, army, assemblage, assembly, band, body, bunch, collection, company, contingent, corps, crew, crowd, delegation, drove, flock, gang, gathering, herd, horde, host, legion, military, multitude, number, outfit, pack, party, squad, swarm, team, throng, troupe, unit, combatants, fighting men, forces, men, servicemen, soldiers, soldiery, troopers, troops |
| Notes: | troop is from Latin troppus 'flock' and is a group of people or animals; troupe is a company of actors or performers |
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