n.
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form: sol · diered ; sol · dier · ing \ ' s ō l-j ə -ri ŋ , ' s ō lj-ri ŋ \
Date: 1647
1 a : to serve as a soldier b : to behave in a soldierly manner c : to push doggedly forward ― usually used with on < soldier ed on to the end>
2 : to make a pretense of working while really loafing