male soldier

collocation in English

meaningsofmaleandsoldier

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male
adjective
uk
/meɪl/us
/meɪl/
belonging or relating to the sex that fertilizes eggs, and does not produce babies or ...
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soldier
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsəʊl.dʒər/us
/ˈsoʊl.dʒɚ/
a person who is in an army and wears its uniform, especially someone who fights when there is ...
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(Definition ofmaleandsoldierfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Many of them are relieving male colleagues of work so that themalesoldiercan go and fight.
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Mister is a youngmalesoldierfound injured in the desert.
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Amalesoldierleaves the womens shower carrying his clothes.
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Both the military samples contain information on male soldiers such as height, occupation prior to recruitment, literacy, place of birth, age, place and date of recruitment.
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On the one hand, while women soldiers embraced the dominant notion of soldiering, and emphasised certain qualities even more than the male soldiers, these qualities were not written as masculine.
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They serve both at home and overseas and release male soldiers for more active tasks.
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Formerly, male soldiers of all ranks wore combination caps, while female soldiers wore the garrison cap.
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Simultaneously, they hoped the presence of women would shame hesitant male soldiers into resuming their combat duties.
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Male soldiers look tough and aggressive.
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