| army | | |
| n. (group) | 1. army, ground forces, regular army | a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state. |
| ~ legion, host | archaic terms for army. |
| ~ army unit | a military unit that is part of an army. |
| ~ armed service, military service, service | a force that is a branch of the armed forces. |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| ~ army corps, corps | an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support. |
| ~ standing army | a permanent army of paid soldiers. |
| ~ union army | the northern army during the American Civil War. |
| ~ army of the confederacy, confederate army | the southern army during the American Civil War. |
| ~ continental army | the American army during the American Revolution. |
| n. (group) | 2. army | a large number of people united for some specific purpose. |
| ~ crowd | a large number of things or people considered together.; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers" |
| n. (group) | 3. army, u. s. army, united states army, us army, usa | the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare. |
| ~ ahpcrc, army high performance computing research center | a United States defense laboratory to conduct research in high-performance computing for defense technology applications; a partnership of government and university and industry. |
| ~ defense department, department of defense, dod, united states department of defense, defense | the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947. |
| ~ cid, criminal investigation command | the United States Army's principal law enforcement agency responsible for the conduct of criminal investigations for all levels of the Army anywhere in the world. |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| ~ special forces, u. s. army special forces, united states army special forces | a division of the United States Army that is specially trained for guerilla fighting. |
| ~ agency, bureau, federal agency, government agency, office, authority | an administrative unit of government.; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority" |
| ~ united states army rangers | a specially trained elite unit of the United States Army. |
| ~ united states military academy, us military academy | a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Army. |
| ~ ai, army intelligence | an agency of the United States Army responsible for providing timely and relevant and accurate and synchronized intelligence to tactical and operational and strategic level commanders. |
| ~ army national guard, arng | a civilian reserve component of the United States Army comprised of guardsmen who serve during overseas peacekeeping missions and during local emergencies. |
| legion | | |
| n. (group) | 1. host, legion | archaic terms for army. |
| ~ roman legion | a division of from 3000 to 6000 men (including cavalry) in the Roman army. |
| ~ sabaoth | (plural) hosts or armies; used in the book of Romans in the New Testament.; "Lord of Sabaoth" |
| ~ army, ground forces, regular army | a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state. |
| n. (group) | 2. legion | association of ex-servicemen.; "the American Legion" |
| ~ association | a formal organization of people or groups of people.; "he joined the Modern Language Association" |
| n. (group) | 3. legion | a large military unit.; "the French Foreign Legion" |
| ~ military force, military group, military unit, force | a unit that is part of some military service.; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men" |
| ~ foreign legion | a military unit composed of foreign volunteers who serve the state. |
| ~ legionary, legionnaire | a soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion). |
| n. (group) | 4. horde, host, legion | a vast multitude. |
| ~ concourse, throng, multitude | a large gathering of people. |
| adj. | 5. legion, numerous | amounting to a large indefinite number.; "numerous times"; "the family was numerous"; "Palomar's fans are legion" |
| ~ many | a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number.; "many temptations"; "the temptations are many"; "a good many"; "a great many"; "many directions"; "take as many apples as you like"; "too many clouds to see"; "never saw so many people" |
| soldier | | |
| n. (person) | 1. soldier | an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army.; "the soldiers stood at attention" |
| ~ gurkha | a member of the Nepalese force that has been part of the British army for 200 years; known for fierceness in combat. |
| ~ anzac | a soldier in the Australian and New Zealand army corps during World War I. |
| ~ cannon fodder, fodder, fresh fish | soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire. |
| ~ cavalryman, trooper | a soldier mounted on horseback.; "a cavalryman always takes good care of his mount" |
| ~ cavalryman, trooper | a soldier in a motorized army unit. |
| ~ color bearer, standard-bearer | the soldier who carries the standard of the unit in military parades or in battle. |
| ~ confederate soldier | a soldier in the Army of the Confederacy during the American Civil War. |
| ~ lobsterback, redcoat | British soldier; so-called because of his red coat (especially during the American Revolution). |
| ~ enlisted person | a serviceman who ranks below a commissioned officer. |
| ~ flanker | a soldier who is a member of a detachment assigned to guard the flanks of a military formation. |
| ~ goldbrick | a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort. |
| ~ green beret | a soldier who is a member of the United States Army Special Forces. |
| ~ guardsman | a soldier who is a member of a unit called `the guard' or `guards'. |
| ~ highlander | a soldier in a Scottish regiment from the Highlands. |
| ~ foot soldier, footslogger, infantryman, marcher | fights on foot with small arms. |
| ~ janissary | a Turkish soldier. |
| ~ jawan | (India) a private soldier or male constable. |
| ~ legionary, legionnaire | a soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion). |
| ~ man-at-arms | a heavily armed and mounted soldier in medieval times. |
| ~ marine | a soldier who serves both on shipboard and on land. |
| ~ militiaman | a member of the militia; serves only during emergencies. |
| ~ orderly | a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer.; "the orderly laid out the general's uniform" |
| ~ paratrooper, para | a soldier in the paratroops. |
| ~ peacekeeper | a member of a military force that is assigned (often with international sanction) to preserve peace in a trouble area. |
| ~ pistoleer | someone armed with a pistol (especially a soldier so armed). |
| ~ poilu | a French soldier (especially in World War I). |
| ~ point man | a soldier who goes ahead of a patrol. |
| ~ ranker | an enlisted soldier who serves in the ranks of the armed forces. |
| ~ regular | a soldier in the regular army. |
| ~ reservist | a member of a military reserve. |
| ~ rifleman | a soldier whose weapon is a rifle. |
| ~ section eight | a soldier who received a Section Eight discharge as unfit for military service. |
| ~ tank driver, tanker | a soldier who drives a tank. |
| ~ territorial | nonprofessional soldier member of a territorial military unit. |
| ~ unknown soldier | an unidentified soldier whose body is honored as a memorial. |
| ~ wac | a member of the Women's Army Corps. |
| ~ ethan allen, allen | a soldier of the American Revolution whose troops helped capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British (1738-1789). |
| ~ bayard, chevalier de bayard, pierre de terrail, pierre terrail, seigneur de bayard | French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524). |
| ~ cesare borgia, borgia | Italian cardinal and military leader; model for Machiavelli's prince (1475-1507). |
| ~ cyrano de bergerac, savinien cyrano de bergerac | a French soldier and dramatist remembered chiefly for fighting many duels (often over the size of his nose); was immortalized in 1897 in a play by Edmond Rostand (1619-1655). |
| ~ higginson, thomas higginson, thomas wentworth storrow higginson | United States writer and soldier who led the first Black regiment in the Union Army (1823-1911). |
| ~ kosciusko, kosciuszko, tadeusz andrzej bonawentura kosciuszko, thaddeus kosciusko | Polish patriot and soldier who fought with Americans in the American Revolution (1746-1817). |
| ~ la fayette, lafayette, marie joseph paul yves roch gilbert du motier, marquis de lafayette | French soldier who served under George Washington in the American Revolution (1757-1834). |
| ~ lawrence of arabia, t. e. lawrence, thomas edward lawrence, lawrence | Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935). |
| ~ henry lee, lighthorse harry lee, lee | soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818). |
| ~ mehemet ali, mohammed ali, muhammad ali | Albanian soldier in the service of Turkey who was made viceroy of Egypt and took control away from the Ottoman Empire and established Egypt as a modern state (1769-1849). |
| ~ daniel morgan, morgan | soldier in the American Revolution who defeated the British in the battle of Cowpens, South Carolina (1736-1802). |
| ~ harry hotspur, hotspur, sir henry percy, percy | English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV (1364-1403). |
| ~ juan domingo peron, peron | Argentine soldier who became president of Argentina (1895-1974). |
| ~ jan christian smuts, smuts | South African statesman and soldier (1870-1950). |
| ~ tancred | Norman leader in the First Crusade who played an important role in the capture of Jerusalem (1078-1112). |
| ~ uriah | (Old Testament) the husband of Bathsheba and a soldier who was sent to die in battle so that king David could marry his wife (circa 10th century BC). |
| n. (animal) | 2. soldier | a wingless sterile ant or termite having a large head and powerful jaws adapted for defending the colony. |
| ~ worker | sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae. |
| v. (competition) | 3. soldier | serve as a soldier in the military. |
| ~ spend, pass | pass time in a specific way.; "how are you spending your summer vacation?" |
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