Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Soldier (-s, -'s)
soldier (-s, -'s), n. [OFr.]
- Draftee; conscript; recruit; enlisted person; Civil War veteran; one who has battle experience; [fig.] valiant individual; one who has overcome death.
- Member of the army; person whose occupation is military.
- Antagonist; adversary; attacker; aggressor; opponent.
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