Collocations for soldier - noun

brave, fine, good, great
The president paid tribute to the brave soldiers who had lost their lives.

trained
experienced, veteran
former, old, retired
decorated
a highly decorated soldier

active-duty
The number of active-duty soldiers has continued to rise.

child
Boys are forced to become child soldiers.

career, professional, regular
citizen (esp. AmE), volunteer
conscript
common, ordinary, private, rank-and-file
What was life like for the common soldier?

fellow
He was deeply affected by the death of one of his fellow soldiers.

loyal
soldiers loyal to the president

dead, fallen, injured, wounded
armed
combat
The army currently has 17 000 combat soldiers.

foot, mounted
army
mercenary
enemy
American, British, etc.
Allied, coalition, Confederate, etc.
government, rebel
uniformed
toy

company
group

be, become, serve as
Sharon has served as a soldier.

enlist as
He decided to enlist as a soldier.

train
play
little boys playing soldiers

lead into battle, send into battle
He has led American soldiers into battle.

enlist
The number of soldiers enlisting has fallen dramatically.

be stationed, serve
soldiers serving in Germany

march
fight (sb)
defend sth, guard sth
open fire (on sb)
At least 19 people were killed when soldiers opened fire on a peaceful demonstration.

be killed in action, die
be shot, be wounded
be missing in action
be captured, be taken prisoner
return
soldiers returning from the war

desert

as a soldier
his time as a soldier

a soldier of fortune
soldiers in uniform
We saw very few enemy soldiers in uniform.

soldiers at war
a realistic portrait of soldiers at war

soldiers in the field, soldiers on the ground
We don't have enough soldiers in the field.