- private soldier
- private soldiersN-COUNTA private soldier is a soldier of the lowest rank in an army or the marines. [FORMAL]
Sergeants and corporals outnumber private soldiers.
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private soldier — UK US noun [countable] [singular private soldier plural private soldiers] a private 2 Thesaurus: miscellaneous soldiershyponym * * * ˌprivate ˈsoldie … Useful english dictionary
Private soldier — Private Pri vate (?; 48), a. [L. privatus apart from the state, peculiar to an individual, private, properly p. p. of privare to bereave, deprive, originally, to separate, fr. privus single, private, perhaps originally, put forward (hence, alone … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
private soldier — n BrE formal a soldier of the lowest rank = ↑private … Dictionary of contemporary English
private soldier — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms private soldier : singular private soldier plural private soldiers a private II … English dictionary
private soldier — noun (C) formal a soldier of the lowest rank; private 2 (2) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
private soldier — n. soldier of the three lowest military ranks … English contemporary dictionary
private soldier — noun a soldier of the lowest rank … English new terms dictionary
soldier — ► NOUN 1) a person who serves in an army. 2) (also common soldier or private soldier) a private in an army. 3) Brit. informal a strip of bread or toast, dipped into a soft boiled egg. ► VERB 1) serve as a soldier. 2) … English terms dictionary
private — [adj1] personal, intimate behind the scenes*, clandestine, closet*, close to one’s chest*, confidential, discreet, exclusive, hushed, hush hush*, independent, individual, inside, nonpublic, not open, off the record*, own, particular, privy*,… … New thesaurus
Private — Pri vate (?; 48), a. [L. privatus apart from the state, peculiar to an individual, private, properly p. p. of privare to bereave, deprive, originally, to separate, fr. privus single, private, perhaps originally, put forward (hence, alone, single) … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
