| Main Entry: | soldier |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person serving in military |
Synonyms: |
GI, Green Beret, airforce member, cadet, cavalryperson, commando, conscript, draftee, enlisted person, fighter, guard, guerrilla, gunner, infantry, infantryperson, marine, mercenary, military person, musketeer, officer, paratrooper, pilot, private, rank, recruit, scout, selectee, serviceperson, soldier, soldier-at-arms, trooper, veteran, volunteer, warmonger, warrior |
| Main Entry: | troop/troops |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group, often military |
Synonyms: |
armed forces, army, assemblage, assembly, band, body, bunch, collection, combatants, company, contingent, corps, crew, crowd, delegation, drove, fighting forces, flock, forces, gang, gathering, herd, horde, host, legion, military, multitude, number, outfit, pack, party, personnel, service personnel, soldiers, soldiery, squad, swarm, team, throng, troopers, troupe, unit |
| Main Entry: | warrior |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who fights in combat |
Synonyms: |
GI, battler, champion, combatant, conscript, enlisted person, fighter, fighting person, hero, serviceperson, soldier, trooper |
| Main Entry: | cannon fodder |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | expendable soldiers |
Synonyms: |
food for powder, fresh fish, militiaman, trooper |
| Main Entry: | officer of the law |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | police officer |
Synonyms: |
MP, constable, cop, deputy, detective, flatfoot, fuzz, law enforcement agent, lawman, lawwoman, marshal, meter maid, military police, mounted police officer, patrolman, patrolwoman, peace officer, police woman, policeman, sheriff, the man, traffic officer, trooper |
| Main Entry: | police officer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | officer of the law |
Synonyms: |
MP, arm of the law, carabiniere, constable, cop, deputy, detective, flatfoot, flic, fuzz, gendarme, law enforcement agent, law enforcer, lawman, lawwoman, marshal, meter maid, military police, mounted police officer, officer, patrolman, patrolwoman, peace officer, policeman, policewoman, sheriff, the man, traffic officer, trooper |
| Main Entry: | state trooper |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | state policeman |
Synonyms: |
highway patrolman, mounted policeman, state police, trooper |
| Main Entry: | troop |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | military |
Synonyms: |
armed forces, army, assemblage, assembly, band, body, bunch, collection, combatants, company, contingent, corps, crew, crowd, delegation, drove, fighting men, flock, forces, gang, gathering, herd, horde, host, legion, men, military, multitude, number, outfit, pack, party, servicemen, soldiers, soldiery, squad, swarm, team, throng, troopers, troops, troupe, unit |
| Notes: | troop is from Latin troppus 'flock' and is a group of people or animals; troupe is a company of actors or performers |
| Main Entry: | ranger |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | patrol person |
Synonyms: |
policeman, policewoman, rover, soldier, trooper, wanderer, warden |