Advertisement
Advertisement
chocolate soldier
noun
a nonfighting soldier; a serviceman not assigned to combat duty.
chocolate soldier
noun
informal, a person who mistakenly believes that he or she is very powerful, important, or impressive
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of chocolate soldier1
First recorded in 1895–1900
Discover More
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The girls saw a bench in front of the Chocolate Soldier Shop.
Read more on Literature
On the box was a picture of a chocolate soldier.
Read more on Literature
It was a wrapper from the Chocolate Soldier Shop.
Read more on Literature
Around that time, audiences could also catch Oscar Straus’s “The Chocolate Soldier” and Victor Herbert’s “Naughty Marietta” on TV.
Read more on New York Times
A “chocolate soldier” was a strutting man with an overweening belief in his own fabulous importance.
Read more on Los Angeles Times
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse
