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A copper-bit (q. v.). soldier (i as y), *sodiour, *soldiar, *souder, *soudiour, *souldier, #souldyour, *soldure, s. [O. Fr soldier , soldoier , soudoier , souldoyer , from soulde pay, from Low Latin soldum =pay; Latin solidus a piece of money; Low Lat. soldarius =a soldier; Fr. sold at , from Low Lat. sold at us , pa. par. of soldo to pay; Sp. soldado ; Ital. sold a to ; Ger. sold at .] *1. One who receives pay; one who is hired for pay. "He hadde goten many a souldyour ." -Caxton : Reynard the Fox (ed. Arber), p. 39. 2. A man engaged for military service; one who serves in an army; one who follows the military profe ion. "The worde souldier now seemeth rather to come of Bot: Convolvulus soldan ell a.