soldiers
Infantry on duty
Soldiers are members of an army—people who fight in military service.
The word usually implies enlisted personnel rather than officers: The soldiers waited for orders.
Figuratively, to soldier on is to persist through difficulty: She soldiered on despite the setbacks.
A soldier can also be someone devoted to a cause: foot soldiers of the revolution.
Military personnel collectively
- infantryGround combat troops
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- platoonSmall infantry formation
- squadSmall working group
regiment · brigade · division · corps · commando · ranger · marines · paratrooper
Organizing for action
- peacekeepingPreventing or ending conflict
- reinforcementsAdditional troops sent in
- reservesResources held back
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
stationed · overseas · tour · rotation · homecoming · base · outpost · theater
Unwitting tool of another
- knightHonored mounted soldier
- bishopDiocesan clergy head
- rookChess piece or corvid
- pieceA portion or segment
rank · file · sacrifice · advance · promotion · capture · defend · attack
Dependent territorial settlement
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
- queenMost powerful chess piece
- nestAnimal-built shelter for young
worker caste · brood · pheromones · tunneling · leafcutter · majors · minims · army ants
troops
Military personnel collectively
squad · regiment · brigade · division · corps · commando · ranger · marines · paratrooper · veteran
mobilization
Organizing for action
- peacekeepingPreventing or ending conflict
- reinforcementsAdditional troops sent in
- reservesResources held back
logistics · stationed · overseas · tour · rotation · homecoming · base · outpost · theater · frontline
pawn
Unwitting tool of another
piece · rank · file · sacrifice · advance · promotion · capture · defend · attack · formation
colony
Dependent territorial settlement
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
- queenMost powerful chess piece
nest · worker caste · brood · pheromones · tunneling · leafcutter · majors · minims · army ants · marching
- armyinfantry, cavalry, artillery, officers, colonels
- defensedefense, defending, protecting, protection, security
- militaryarmy, troops, officers, navy, generals
- U.S. MilitaryArmy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, Pentagon
- warcombat, warfare, battle scenes, battles, enemy
- warfarebattle, combat, attack, war, armed conflict
soldierscivilians
Non-military population
noncombatants · civilian population · citizens · laypeople · bystanders
soldierspeacemakers
Those who resolve conflicts
pacifists · conscientious objectors · refugees · medics · aid workers
soldiersgenerals
Broad statements or commanders
officers · commanders · admirals · brass · high command
- child soldierArmed minor in conflict
- toy soldiersMiniature military figurines
- dead soldierConsumed liquor container
- fallen soldiersTroops killed in warfare
- foot soldiersGround-based military fighters
- soldier onContinue despite difficulty
soldier, soldiering, soldierly, soldiered, soldiery, soldier of fortune, soldierlike, soldiership, foot soldier