soldier

soldier
   American a hoodlum
   He executes the orders of his gangster boss, threatening, assaulting, or killing:
    I lend you a couple of soldiers — you frighten the crap outta number one on the list. (J. Collins, 1981)

How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. . 2014.

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  • Soldier — «Soldier» Обложка «Soldier» Исполнитель Destiny s Child featuring T.I Lil Wayne С альбома Destiny Fulfilled Выпущен 2 ноября 2004r. 4 января 2005r …   Википедия

  • Soldier — Sol dier, n. [OE. souldier, soudiour, souder, OF. soldier, soldoier, soldeier, sodoier, soudoier, soudier, fr. L. solidus a piece of money (hence applied to the pay of a soldier), fr. solidus solid. See {Solid}, and cf. {Sold}, n.] 1. One who is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Soldier — (en castellano soldado) puere referirse a: Soldier, película de 1998; Soldier, álbum dde 1980 e Iggy Pop. Canciones Soldier , canción de ABBA; Soldier , canción de Destiny s Child; Soldier , canción de Dover; Soldier , canción de Eminem; Soldier …   Wikipedia Español

  • soldier — ► 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) …   English terms dictionary

  • Soldier — ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Soldier (Iowa) Soldier (Kansas) Fluss: Soldier River in Iowa Sonstiges: Soldier Township Star Force Soldier Soldiers ist der Name eines britischen Sängertrios, siehe The Soldiers der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Soldier — Soldier, IA U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 207 Housing Units (2000): 113 Land area (2000): 0.297160 sq. miles (0.769641 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.297160 sq. miles (0.769641 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • soldier — (n.) c.1300, from O.Fr. soudier one who serves in the army for pay, from M.L. soldarius a soldier (Cf. It. soldato and Fr. soldat soldier, which is borrowed from Italian), lit. one having pay, from L.L. soldum, from acc. of L. solidus, a Roman… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Soldier — est un film américain réalisé par Paul W. S. Anderson, sorti en 1998. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 Autour du film …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Soldier, IA — U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 207 Housing Units (2000): 113 Land area (2000): 0.297160 sq. miles (0.769641 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.297160 sq. miles (0.769641 sq. km) FIPS code:… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Soldier, KS — U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 122 Housing Units (2000): 58 Land area (2000): 0.152395 sq. miles (0.394701 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.152395 sq. miles (0.394701 sq. km) FIPS code:… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • soldier — [n] person serving in military airforce member, cadet, cavalryperson, commando, conscript, draftee, enlisted person, fighter, GI*, Green Beret, guard, guerrilla, gunner, infantry, infantryperson, marine, mercenary, military person, musketeer,… …   New thesaurus

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