זעלנער

Yiddish

Etymology

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

זעלנער • (zelner) m, plural זעלנערס (zelners)

1. soldier

Synonyms

• סאָלדאַט (soldat)