"old soldier" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-old soldier.ogg Forms: old soldiers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} old soldier (plural old soldiers)
  1. (also figurative) A former soldier, or one who has served for a long time. Tags: also, figuratively Derived forms: come the old soldier Translations (A former soldier): mōrehu hōia (Maori)
    Sense id: en-old_soldier-en-noun-XICbGX6p Disambiguation of 'A former soldier': 95 3 1 1
  2. Someone with a lot of experience in something; an old hand.
    Sense id: en-old_soldier-en-noun-XEtUPhXY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 60 11 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 70 5 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 62 8 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 67 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 31 41 21 6
  3. (US, slang) The butt of a smoked cigar, or an empty bottle of liquor. Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-old_soldier-en-noun-lfuugdhY Categories (other): American English
  4. (slang) A bottle whose contents are drunk at a single sitting. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-old_soldier-en-noun-FcuLqu3d

Inflected forms

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