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{
"term": "soldier",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a member of an army, especially one who is not an officer",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "They visited the graves of US soldiers killed in the First World War."
},
{
"text": "captured soldiers, sailors and airmen"
},
{
"text": "soldiers in uniform"
},
{
"text": "soldiers on duty"
},
{
"text": "At least 19 people were killed when soldiers opened fire on a peaceful demonstration."
},
{
"text": "Several coalition soldiers have been wounded."
},
{
"text": "Approximately 1,000 American soldiers died in the battle."
},
{
"text": "That same day two soldiers from the same unit were killed."
},
{
"text": "At least 500 elite soldiers from the Parachute Regiment were yesterday sent in to the area."
},
{
"text": "He wrote about his life as a British soldier stationed in Burma."
},
{
"text": "She helped a wounded Confederate soldier."
},
{
"text": "The area is guarded by Israeli soldiers."
},
{
"text": "Boys are forced to become child soldiers."
},
{
"text": "From a common foot soldier he rose to become one of the most honored military men of his time."
},
{
"text": "Enemy soldiers have human rights too."
},
{
"text": "He was deeply affected by the death of one of his fellow soldiers."
},
{
"text": "a monument to fallen soldiers"
},
{
"text": "The academy trained soldiers and military engineers."
},
{
"text": "He decided to enlist as a soldier."
},
{
"text": "He has led American soldiers into battle."
},
{
"text": "Sharon has served as a soldier."
},
{
"text": "The minister paid tribute to the brave soldiers who had lost their lives."
},
{
"text": "The number of active-duty soldiers has continued to rise."
},
{
"text": "What was life like for the common soldier?"
},
{
"text": "a highly decorated soldier"
},
{
"text": "little boys playing soldiers"
}
],
"topics": ["War and conflict", "Jobs"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["brave", "fine", "good"],
"… of soldiers": ["company", "group"],
"verb + soldier": ["be", "become", "serve as"],
"soldier + verb": ["enlist", "be stationed", "serve"],
"preposition": ["as a soldier"],
"phrases": [
"a soldier of fortune",
"soldiers in uniform",
"soldiers at war"
]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsəʊldʒə(r)/",
"audio": "so/soldier/soldier__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsəʊldʒər/",
"audio": "so/soldier/soldier__us_2.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French soldier, from soulde ‘(soldier's) pay’, from Latin solidus ‘solid’. The verb dates from the early 17th cent."
}