Masculine

Söldner

Meaning

mercenary, sellsword

Synonyms

Privatsoldat

Söldling

Angehöriger einer Privatarmee

Fremdenlegionär

Frequency

C1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

ryyslaiffer

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈzœldnər/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German soldener, soldenære, derived from solt (modern Sold), likely after Medieval Latin soldarius (“mercenary”), whence English soldier. Compare Soldat.

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