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Freebase (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Soldier. A soldier is one who fights as part of an organized land-based armed force; if that force is for hire the person is generally termed a mercenary soldier, or mercenary. The majority of cognates of the word soldier that exist in other languages have a meaning that embraces both commissioned and non-commissioned officers in national land forces. Chambers 20th Century Dictionary (1.00 / 1 vote) Rate this definition:
People in the army are called soldiers. Many modern armies have vehicles such as tanks, airplanes, and helicopters to help soldiers fight on the ground. A soldier may be a volunteer (someone who joins something because they want to), or he may be forced by the government to join the army. Forcing men to join the army is called conscription or draft.