Soldier

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A soldier is one who fights as part of an organized armed force; if that force is for hire the person is generally termed a mercenary soldier, or mercenary.

Derived from Latin solidus.

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+[[Image:Saint George versus the dragon (1880) - Gustave Moreau.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''[[Saint George versus the dragon]]'' [[1880]] by [[Gustave Moreau]]]]
+[[Image:Napoléon Bonaparte abdicated in Fontainebleau.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Napoléon Bonaparte abdicated in Fontainebleau]]'' (1845) by [[Paul Delaroche]]]]
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-:''[[The Good Soldier Švejk]] , [[Tomb of the Unknown Soldier]], [[Buffalo Soldier]]''
+A '''soldier''' is one who [[fight]]s as part of an organized [[armed force]]; if that force is [[for hire]] the person is generally termed a [[mercenary]] soldier, or [[mercenary]].
+==Etymology==
+Derived from Latin ''[[solidus]]''.
+==Namesakes==
+*''[[The Good Soldier Švejk]]'', 1923, an unfinished satirical novel by Jaroslav Hašek
+*[[Tomb of the Unknown Soldier]]
+*"[[Buffalo Soldier]]"
+*[[Supersoldier]]
-# A member of an [[army]], of any rank.
-# A [[guardsman]].
-# A member of the [[Salvation Army]].
-# A term of [[affection]] for a young boy.
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