🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

soldat

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sohl-dah

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Soldier/ˈsoʊl.dʒɚ/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #650 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le soldat a bravement défendu son pays."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who serves in an army.

    "The soldier bravely defended his country during the conflict."
  2. 2

    A person engaged in military service.

    "After years of training, she became a professional soldier."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word originates from the Old French 'soudier' (later 'soldier'), derived from the Late Latin 'soldatarius', meaning 'one who serves for pay'. This is based on 'solidus', a Roman gold coin used to pay soldiers. Over time, the term evolved to denote any member of an army, dropping the explicit financial connotation while retaining the core meaning of military service.

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