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COMMON SOLDIER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does common soldier mean?
• COMMON SOLDIER (noun)
The noun COMMON SOLDIER has 1 sense:
1. an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines
Familiarity information: COMMON SOLDIER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
buck private; common soldier; private
Context example:
our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value
Hypernyms ("common soldier" is a kind of...):
enlisted man (a male enlisted person in the armed forces)
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