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Definition of "common soldier" []

  • An enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

Use "common soldier" in a sentence
  • ""Thunderer's ballocks, Sergeant, but we're getting a poor sort of common soldier these days.""
  • "The Theban hoplites drilled endlessly and, whether common soldier or wealthy cavalryman, were ruled by iron discipline."
  • "‘One is a common soldier named Theoparlis, another is the King’s lover, Nicanor; the third is a soldier called Antipater - he it was who led the charge against the Paiones."
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