noun
Meaning 1
Someone who is unwilling to fight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Digger slang
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Phrase guide
chocolate soldier
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noun
Meaning 2
The butterfly Junonia iphita, the chocolate pansy.
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History
Etymology
Military sense popularized by George Bernard Shaw's 1894 play Arms and the Man.