ˈsəʊld͡ʒə ˈsoʊld͡ʒɚ ˈsəʊld͡ʒə ˈsoʊld͡ʒɚ serve as a soldier in the military a wingless sterile ant or termite having a large head and powerful jaws adapted for defending the colony an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army the soldiers stood at attention