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

  1. Old sweat as a noun (British, military slang, mostly, WWI):

    An experienced soldier.

  2. Old sweat as a noun (British, military slang):

    A veteran soldier or war veteran.

  3. Old sweat as a noun (British, slang, figuratively):

    Someone experienced in his or her field.

  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.

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