Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Middle High German soldener, soldner or soldenære, derived from Medieval Latin soldarius. Compare modern German Söldner, Polish żołnierz, Slovak žoldnier, Czech žoldnéř, Yiddish זעלנער (zelner).

Noun edit

זעלנער (zelnerm, plural זעלנערס (zelners)

  1. soldier

Synonyms edit