soudard

Breton

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French souldart.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuːdart/

Noun

soudard m (plural soudarded)

1. soldier

Derived terms

• soudardez (“female soldier”)

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French souldart, from soldee, souldee, soudee + -art.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /su.daʁ/

Noun

soudard m (plural soudards, feminine soudarde)

1. (derogatory) battle-hardened, brutish, or roughneck soldier
2. (archaic) mercenary (person employed to fight in armed conflict)

   Synonym: mercenaire

Related terms

• soldat
• sou
• souder

 

Further reading

• “soudard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

Etymology

From Old French souldart. Compare Walloon sôdård.

Noun

soudard m (plural soudards)

1. (Jersey) soldier
2. (Jersey) red spider

   Synonym: rouoge soudard

Derived terms

• sîmpl'ye soudard (“private”)
• soudarder (“to be a soldier”)