The difference between Grunt and Soldier

When used as nouns, grunt means a short snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply when one is reluctant to speak, whereas soldier means a member of an army, of any rank.

When used as verbs, grunt means to make a grunt or grunts, whereas soldier means to continue steadfast.


check bellow for the other definitions of Grunt and Soldier

  1. Grunt as a noun:

    A short snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply when one is reluctant to speak.

  2. Grunt as a noun:

    The snorting cry of a pig.

  3. Grunt as a noun:

    Any fish of the perciform family Haemulidae.

  4. Grunt as a noun:

    A person who does ordinary and boring work.

  5. Grunt as a noun (United States Army and Marine Corps slang):

    An infantry soldier. (From the verb, just like all the other senses.)

  6. Grunt as a noun (slang):

    The amount of power of which a vehicle is capable.

  7. Grunt as a noun (North American):

    A dessert of steamed berries and dough, usually blueberries; blueberry grunt.

  1. Grunt as a verb (intransitive, of a person):

    To make a grunt or grunts.

  2. Grunt as a verb (intransitive, of a pig):

    To make a grunt or grunts.

  3. Grunt as a verb (intransitive, UK, slang):

    To break wind; to fart.

    Examples:

    "Who just grunted?"

  1. Soldier as a noun:

    A member of an army, of any rank.

  2. Soldier as a noun:

    A private in military service, as distinguished from an officer.

  3. Soldier as a noun:

    A guardsman.

  4. Soldier as a noun:

    A member of the Salvation Army.

  5. 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.

  6. Soldier as a noun:

  7. Soldier as a noun:

    Someone who fights or toils well.

  8. Soldier as a noun:

    The red or cuckoo gurnard ().

  9. 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.

  1. Soldier as a verb:

    To continue steadfast; to keep striving.

  2. Soldier as a verb:

    To serve a soldier.

  3. Soldier as a verb:

    To intentionally restrict labor productivity; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished.