Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

old soldier

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English

Syllables
old -sol-dier
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A former soldier, or one who has served for a long time.

noun

Someone with a lot of experience in something; an old hand.

noun

The butt of a smoked cigar, or an empty bottle of liquor.

American usage; Slang

noun

A bottle whose contents are drunk at a single sitting.

Slang

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

old soldiers (plural)

Phrases

come the old soldier

Questions

What does old soldier mean?
A former soldier, or one who has served for a long time.

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