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A Greek guerrilla fighter, especially as part of the Resistance during the Second World War.
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(US) One who has a parent or parents in the military, possibly one who lives on a military base.
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(by extension) The England supporters in other sports, for example those of the England national football team.
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A division of a police force or army responsible for safely defusing or detonating hazardous explosive devices.
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(historical) A member of the predatory clans of the border region between England and Scotland.
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Military forces considered to be expendable.
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(military, countable) An individual unit of the cavalry arm of service.
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(historical, military) A member of an allied commando unit operating behind enemy lines in northern Burma during World War II.
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Alternative spelling of cortege [A ceremonial procession, especially for a wedding or funeral or following a monarch.]
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(UK, slang) The Territorial Army.
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(US, military) A US Army unit that carries out hostage rescue, counterterrorism, and actions against high-value targets.
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(historical) Erwin Rommel; a German field marshal and tank commander during World War II.
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A British or Australian soldier who served in North Africa with the British 7th Armoured Division in 1941-42.
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(UK, military) A fully trained soldier who has a specific role.
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Collectively, the police, fire department and EMS services. May also include other response agencies.
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The date and time at which a police officer was killed while on duty.
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(US, military) An equipment operator.
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(military, rare or obsolete) A troop or company
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An infantryman of a select corps of the Greek army.
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A soldier in such a unit.
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(military) An encampment designed to provide indirect artillery support to infantry troops operating beyond the normal range of fire support from their own base camps; a fire support base.
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(military) A body of troops for rapid motion from one place to another.
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A small, independent, military land unit capable of rapid mobility, often using guerrilla tactics against a larger force.
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(figuratively, by extension) A rank and file member of an institution, or supporter of a cause.
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A small troop of soldiers picked to make an advance attack, or the first attack; a storming party.
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(UK, slang) A chaotic, poorly-managed group.
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Alternative spelling of GI party [A thorough cleaning of a military barracks by its inhabitants.]
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(British India) The main body of an army in array; a clustered body of troops; an irregular squadron of horsemen.
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A type of soldier, originally one who threw grenades, later a member of a company formed from the tallest men of the regiment; now specifically, a member of the Grenadier Guards of Canada and the United Kingdom.
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(military, slang) A military soldier whose primary role is infantry or the use of ground-based materiel.
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Alternative spelling of guerrilla [A soldier in a small independent group, fighting against the government or regular forces by surprise raids.]
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(military, historical) Code name for teams of three parachuted into Occupied Europe (primarily France, but also Holland and Belgium) beginning on D-Day (June 6, 1944) to aid local Resistance groups. The men consisted of a British or American officer, a native of the country, and a non-commissioned radio operator.
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(rare) A soldier wearing a khaki uniform.
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(sports) A man in charge of the equipment in a sports team
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Ground combat soldiers who are not mechanized, and whose role is to harass the enemy in front of the main body of infantry.
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A man who acts as a link or connection.
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(obsolete) A soldier, a warrior.
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Infantry which is transported in mechanized vehicles but still fights on foot.
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(military) An irregular or partisan soldier; a bandit.
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Alternative spelling of moss-trooper [(historical) Any of a band of raiders or bandits who marauded the Scottish borders in the 17th century]
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(Canada, informal, law enforcement) A member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
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(military) An organization of sailors who are trained and equipped to fight as an infantry unit on land.
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(military) A person responsible for storing, maintaining, and handling ordnance.
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A soldier who parachutes into hostile territory to rescue fellow soldiers.
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infantry soldiers deployed by parachute
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A small community police station; a koban.
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(military) In some modern armies, an elite soldier, similar to special forces but often operating in larger units.
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(US, historical) A police intelligence unit specializing in infiltrating, conducting countermeasures, and gathering intelligence on political and social groups.
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The uniform worn by a soldier in a regiment.
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A man who serves in the armed forces.
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A military formation created to lead an attack.
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(US, law enforcement) An armed, undercover guard on a commercial-airline flight.
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(intransitive) To serve as a soldier.
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(figuratively, by extension) A person willing to work for or ally himself with any person or institution who will take him on.
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(slang, Britain) A private in the army.
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(historical) A German soldier trained in special infiltration tactics, introduced around the end of World War I.
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Alternative spelling of stormtrooper [A soldier trained in special infiltration tactics.]
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A soldier trained in special infiltration tactics.
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(military) a group of fighters to be sent on missions
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(historical) A military unit of battalion or regiment size, in the Byzantine empire of the 8th - 11th centuries.
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A reserve force of the British Army, made up of part-time soldiers.
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Alternative form of troopie [(South Africa, military, slang) A trooper; a private.]
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(nonstandard) A company of actors; a troupe.
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Alternative form of troop the colour [(Commonwealth) To perform the traditional military ceremony of having ensigns slowly march with their colours (flags) between the ranks, to enable soldiers to recognise their regiments' colours.]
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Obsolete form of troop. [(collective) A collection of people; a number; a multitude (in general).]
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(military) A soldier of private rank in cavalry or armour.
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(South Africa, military, slang) A trooper; a private.
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In the manner of a troop.
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A member of a theatrical company (a troupe).
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(obsolete) A group of people, especially a military unit of cavalrymen.
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(obsolete) Alternative form of turm [(obsolete) A group of people, especially a military unit of cavalrymen.]
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A company of troops serving under one standard.
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A part-time soldier, or reservist
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