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Noun: common soldier  'kó-mun 'sówl-ju(r)
  1. An enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines
    "our prisoner was just a common soldier and knew nothing of value";
    - private, buck private [US], squaddie [Brit, informal], Tommy [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: common soldiers

Type of: enlisted man [N. Amer]