The difference between Soldier and Tommy
When used as nouns, soldier means a member of an army, of any rank, whereas tommy means bread, generally a penny roll.
When used as verbs, soldier means to continue steadfast, whereas tommy means to pay (employees) according to the truck system, with goods instead of money.
check bellow for the other definitions of Soldier and Tommy
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Soldier as a noun:
A member of an army, of any rank.
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Soldier as a noun:
A private in military service, as distinguished from an officer.
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Soldier as a noun:
A guardsman.
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Soldier as a noun:
A member of the Salvation Army.
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Soldier as a noun (British, New Zealand):
A piece of buttered bread (or toast), cut into a long thin strip for dipping into a soft-boiled egg.
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Soldier as a noun:
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Soldier as a noun:
Someone who fights or toils well.
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Soldier as a noun:
The red or cuckoo gurnard ().
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Soldier as a noun:
One of the asexual polymorphic forms of termites, in which the head and jaws are very large and strong. The soldiers serve to defend the nest.
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Soldier as a verb:
To continue steadfast; to keep striving.
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Soldier as a verb:
To serve a soldier.
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Soldier as a verb:
To intentionally restrict labor productivity; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished.
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Tommy as a noun (UK, slang, obsolete):
bread, generally a penny roll; the supply of food carried by workmen as their daily allowance
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Tommy as a noun (UK, slang, obsolete):
A truck, or barter; the exchange of labour for goods instead of money.
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Tommy as a verb (UK, slang, obsolete, transitive):
To pay (employees) according to the truck system, with goods instead of money.