sodger
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Only a sodger can whistle the tune That coaxes the heart out of Eileen Aroon!”
From The Moonlit Way by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
As in solder, the l has been re-introduced by learned influence, but the vulgar sodger is nearer the original pronunciation.
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest
Why, that pretty curled fringe that I and those two sodger Johnnies were eager to die for a little while ago is all over the shop.
From The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan by Mitford, Bertram
There's some reason for thinkin' the one who wasn't a sodger was a person o' consequence—a man o' valuable property that may be useful during the siege as well as after.
From Roger Davis, Loyalist by Baird, Frank
It 'as long been my opinion, as a sodger and a man, That I couldn't get on proper, not without yer, Sairey Ann.
From Mr. Punch on the Warpath Humours of the Army, The Navy and The Reserve Forces by Various
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