The difference between Old sweat and Soldier
When used as nouns, old sweat means an experienced soldier, whereas soldier means a member of an army, of any rank.
Soldier is also verb with the meaning: to continue steadfast.
check bellow for the other definitions of Old sweat and Soldier
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Old sweat as a noun (British, military slang, mostly, WWI):
An experienced soldier.
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Old sweat as a noun (British, military slang):
A veteran soldier or war veteran.
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Old sweat as a noun (British, slang, figuratively):
Someone experienced in his or her field.
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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.