🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

soldato

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sohl-dah-toh

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Soldier/ˈsoʊl.dʒɚ/
nounverbCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #650 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il soldato ha difeso coraggiosamente il suo paese."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

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

Derived from the Middle English word 'soudier', originating from Old French 'soudier' (mercenary), based on Late Latin 'solidarius', meaning 'one who is paid military pay', stemming from 'solidus', a Roman gold coin. Over centuries, the term evolved from denoting a hired mercenary to the standard designation for any member of a national army or armed forces.

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