See Also: SOLDIER(law)
soldier(medicine)
soldier(1)(dictionary)
soldier(2)(dictionary)
soldier of fortune(dictionary)
soldier 2, verb(dictionary)
soldier 1, noun(dictionary)
private soldier(dictionary)
Unknown Soldier, the(dictionary)
buffalo soldier(encyclopedia)

soldier(2) (iou)



soldier verb. . E17.
[from the noun.]
verb intrans. & trans. (with it). Act or serve as a soldier. Freq. as soldiering verbal noun. E17.
Sir W. Scott This comes o' letting ye gang a-sodgering for a day. T. Parker I enjoy soldiering enormously.
verb intrans. Feign illness, malinger; merely pretend to work, shirk. slang. E19.
F. G. Slaughter Has my staff taken advantage of my absence to soldier on the job?
verb intrans. Foll. by on: persevere, carry on doggedly. M20.
P. Lively You pick yourself up and soldier on.