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
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Grunt as a noun:
A short snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply when one is reluctant to speak.
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Grunt as a noun:
The snorting cry of a pig.
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Grunt as a noun:
Any fish of the perciform family Haemulidae.
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Grunt as a noun:
A person who does ordinary and boring work.
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Grunt as a noun (United States Army and Marine Corps slang):
An infantry soldier. (From the verb, just like all the other senses.)
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Grunt as a noun (slang):
The amount of power of which a vehicle is capable.
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Grunt as a noun (North American):
A dessert of steamed berries and dough, usually blueberries; blueberry grunt.
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Grunt as a verb (intransitive, of a person):
To make a grunt or grunts.
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Grunt as a verb (intransitive, of a pig):
To make a grunt or grunts.
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Grunt as a verb (intransitive, UK, slang):
To break wind; to fart.
Examples:
"Who just grunted?"
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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.