private soldier
1private soldier — UK US noun [countable] [singular private soldier plural private soldiers] a private 2 Thesaurus: miscellaneous soldiershyponym * * * ˌprivate ˈsoldie …
2Private 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 …
3private soldier — private soldiers N COUNT A private soldier is a soldier of the lowest rank in an army or the marines. [FORMAL] Sergeants and corporals outnumber private soldiers. Syn: private …
4private soldier — n BrE formal a soldier of the lowest rank = ↑private …
5private soldier — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms private soldier : singular private soldier plural private soldiers a private II …
6private soldier — noun (C) formal a soldier of the lowest rank; private 2 (2) …
7private soldier — n. soldier of the three lowest military ranks …
8private soldier — noun a soldier of the lowest rank …
9soldier — ► 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) …
10private — [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*,… …