Gurkha - a member of the Nepalese force that has been part of the British army for 200 years; known for fierceness in combat

cannon 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

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)

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 Corp that was organized during World War II but is no longer a separate branch

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)

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)

worker - sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae

spend, pass - pass (time) in a specific way; "How are you spending your summer vacation?"