soldier:
(plural: ‘soldiers‘; for the right pronunciation of this word, please click here)
a troop of soldiers
a person, only men in the past but now women included, who joins a group of other men, called army, to fight against enemies of their country, using weapons, more out of honour, sense of duty, love and respect for the country than for money, though money is paid;
a person who joins others for a cause, to do something good for the community/society, usually fights with others for social and religious causes,
soldiers of Salvation Army, a Christian organisation
Our entire family is proud to talk about our uncle who was a soldier who fought and died in the war for our country.
Soldiers in the Army are fed, trained and looked after by the country, and after the retirement, the soldiers are looked after by the government and/or the non-government organisations in finding jobs, free health care facilities in case of wounded ones, and decent accommodation.
Most of the rebel armies around the world recruit child soldiers, youngsters below the age of 18, and the international agencies and the UNO are considering this matter very seriously and wherever there is a possibility, they take those child soldiers and send them to rehabilitation centres where they are given education and vocations.
