krijgslieden

Definitions of krijgslieden
  1. noun
    soldiers collectively
    synonyms: krijgsvolk, soldatenvolk
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    types:
    cavalerie, ruiterij
    troops trained to fight on horseback
    garnizoen
    the troops who maintain and guard a fortified place
    type of:
    personeel, personeelsafdeling, personeelszaken
    group of people willing to obey orders
  2. noun
    someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
    synonyms: krijgsman, krijgsvolk, militair, soldatenvolk
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    examples:
    caesar
    conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
    tompoes
    French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
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    legeraanvoerder, legerbevelhebber, legercommandant, legerleider, splitshamer, veldheer
    an officer in the airforce
    artillerist, boordschutter, kanonnier, konstabel, schutterskoning
    a serviceman in the artillery
    matroos
    a serviceman in the navy
    boswachter, commando, houtvester, stoottroep, stoottroepen
    a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids
    dienstplichtige, milicien
    someone who is drafted into military service
    marinier
    a member of the United States Marine Corps
    officier
    any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
    non-combattant
    a member of the armed forces who does not participate in combat (e.g. a chaplain or surgeon)
    old-timer, oldtimer, oorlogsveteraan, oud-strijder, oudgediende, veteraan
    a person who has served in the armed forces
    volontair, vrijwilliger
    (military) a person who freely enlists for service
    stafchef
    the senior officer of a service of the armed forces
    bevelhebber, bevelvoerder, commandant, commandante, overste
    an officer in command of a military unit
    hoofdinspecteur
    a military officer responsible for investigations
    marineofficier, zeeofficier
    an officer in the navy
    landsverdediger, onderofficier, soldaat
    an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
    harpoenier, staker
    someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating
    adjudant, adjudant-onderofficier, stip
    holds rank by virtue of a warrant
    type of:
    vakman, vakvrouw
    a worker who has acquired special skills
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