noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ brave , fine , good , great
▪
The president paid tribute to the brave ~s who had lost their lives.
▪ trained
▪ experienced , veteran
▪ former , old , retired
▪ decorated
▪
a highly decorated ~
▪ active-duty
▪
The number of active-duty ~s has continued to rise.
▪ child
▪
Boys are forced to become child ~s.
▪ career , professional , regular
▪ citizen ( esp. AmE ), volunteer
▪ conscript
▪ common , ordinary , private , rank-and-file
▪
What was life like for the common ~?
▪ fellow
▪
He was deeply affected by the death of one of his fellow ~s.
▪ loyal
▪
~s loyal to the president
▪ dead , fallen , injured , wounded
▪ armed
▪ combat
▪
The army currently has 17 000 combat ~s.
▪ foot , mounted
▪ army
▪ mercenary
▪ enemy
▪ American , British , etc.
▪ Allied , coalition , Confederate , etc.
▪ government , rebel
▪ uniformed
▪ toy
… OF SOLDIERS
▪ company
▪ group
VERB + SOLDIER
▪ be , become , serve as
▪
Sharon has served as a ~.
▪ enlist as
▪
He decided to enlist as a ~.
▪ train
▪ play
▪
little boys playing ~s
▪ lead into battle , send into battle
▪
He has led American ~s into battle.
SOLDIER + VERB
▪ enlist
▪
The number of ~s enlisting has fallen dramatically.
▪ be stationed , serve
▪
~s serving in Germany
▪ march
▪ fight (sb)
▪ defend sth , guard sth
▪ open fire (on sb)
▪
At least 19 people were killed when ~s opened fire on a peaceful demonstration.
▪ be killed in action , die
▪ be shot , be wounded
▪ be missing in action
▪ be captured , be taken prisoner
▪ return
▪
~s returning from the war
▪ desert
PREPOSITION
▪ as a ~
▪
his time as a ~
PHRASES
▪ a ~ of fortune
▪ ~s in uniform
▪
We saw very few enemy ~s in uniform.
▪ ~s at war
▪
a realistic portrait of ~s at war
▪ ~s in the field , ~s on the ground
▪
We don't have enough ~s in the field.