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soldiery

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /ˈsəʊldʒəɹi/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Soldiers considered as a group.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The profession or skill of being a soldier.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

soldiers collectively

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: military personnel, troops

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: force, personnel

Narrower terms: friendly, hostile, cavalry, horse cavalry, horse, garrison

History

Etymology

From soldier + -y.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Old Armenian: զօր (zōr) — soldiers considered as a group
  • Bulgarian: войнство (vojnstvo) — soldiers considered as a group
  • Czech: vojsko — soldiers considered as a group
  • Czech: mužstvo — soldiers considered as a group
  • Czech: vojáci — soldiers considered as a group
  • German: Soldaten — soldiers considered as a group
  • German: Soldatinnen — soldiers considered as a group
  • Latin: militia — soldiers considered as a group
  • Turkish: askerler — soldiers considered as a group
  • Ukrainian: во́їнство (vójinstvo) — soldiers considered as a group
  • Bulgarian: войниклък (vojniklǎk) — the profession or skill of being a soldier
  • Bulgarian: войнишко дело (vojniško delo) — the profession or skill of being a soldier
  • German: Heeresdienst — the profession or skill of being a soldier
  • German: Kriegsdienst — the profession or skill of being a soldier
  • German: Präsensdienst — the profession or skill of being a soldier
  • German: Wehrdienst — the profession or skill of being a soldier
  • Old Irish: saigteóracht — the profession or skill of being a soldier
  • Turkish: askerlik — the profession or skill of being a soldier