{
    "term": "soldier",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a member of an army, especially one who is not an officer",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They visited the graves of US soldiers killed in the First World War."
                },
                {
                    "text": "captured soldiers, sailors and airmen"
                },
                {
                    "text": "soldiers in uniform"
                },
                {
                    "text": "soldiers on duty"
                },
                {
                    "text": "At least 19 people were killed when soldiers opened fire on a peaceful demonstration."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Several coalition soldiers have been wounded."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Approximately 1,000 American soldiers died in the battle."
                },
                {
                    "text": "That same day two soldiers from the same unit were killed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "At least 500 elite soldiers from the Parachute Regiment were yesterday sent in to the area."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He wrote about his life as a British soldier stationed in Burma."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She helped a wounded Confederate soldier."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The area is guarded by Israeli soldiers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Boys are forced to become child soldiers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "From a common foot soldier he rose to become one of the most honored military men of his time."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Enemy soldiers have human rights too."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was deeply affected by the death of one of his fellow soldiers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a monument to fallen soldiers"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The academy trained soldiers and military engineers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He decided to enlist as a soldier."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has led American soldiers into battle."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Sharon has served as a soldier."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The minister paid tribute to the brave soldiers who had lost their lives."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The number of active-duty soldiers has continued to rise."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What was life like for the common soldier?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a highly decorated soldier"
                },
                {
                    "text": "little boys playing soldiers"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["War and conflict", "Jobs"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["brave", "fine", "good"],
                "… of soldiers": ["company", "group"],
                "verb + soldier": ["be", "become", "serve as"],
                "soldier + verb": ["enlist", "be stationed", "serve"],
                "preposition": ["as a soldier"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a soldier of fortune",
                    "soldiers in uniform",
                    "soldiers at war"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsəʊldʒə(r)/",
                "audio": "so/soldier/soldier__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsəʊldʒər/",
                "audio": "so/soldier/soldier__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French soldier, from soulde ‘(soldier's) pay’, from Latin solidus ‘solid’. The verb dates from the early 17th cent."
}