soldier
♦♦ sol|dier /s'oʊldʒər/ (soldiers soldiering soldiered)
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A soldier is a person who works in an army, especially a person who is not an officer.foot sol|dier (foot soldiers)
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The foot soldiers of a particular organization are people who seem unimportant and who do not have a high position but who do a large amount of very important and often very boring work.pri|vate sol|dier (private soldiers)
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A private soldier is a soldier of the lowest rank in an army or the marines. (FORMAL)
= privatesoldier on
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If you soldier on at something, you continue to do it although it is difficult or unpleasant.
The government has soldiered on as if nothing were wrong.
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A soldier is a person who works in an army, especially a person who is not an officer.foot sol|dier (foot soldiers)
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The foot soldiers of a particular organization are people who seem unimportant and who do not have a high position but who do a large amount of very important and often very boring work.pri|vate sol|dier (private soldiers)
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A private soldier is a soldier of the lowest rank in an army or the marines. (FORMAL)
= privatesoldier on
[PHRASAL VERB] V P
If you soldier on at something, you continue to do it although it is difficult or unpleasant.
The government has soldiered on as if nothing were wrong.