A person skilled in warfare; a warrior; a soldier. Also in extended use. Sometimes ironic. Now rare.

A gentleman trained to arms, ‘a gay sprightly military man’ (Johnson); gen. a courtly gentleman, a gallant. (Like gallant, also applied about…

A martial person, a soldier. Obsolete.

A soldier or warrior; a person who studies military phenomena or history. Also: a person having militaristic attitudes and ideals.

A man ‘of the sword’; a warrior, military man, fighter, soldier. Also figurative.

One who belongs to a camp, or to the camp (cf. camp, n.2 3); a soldier, military man; a camp-follower. Obsolete.

= swordman, n. 2.

A member of the military, esp. an officer in the army. rare.

A man who is serving, or has served, in the armed forces. Cf. service, n.1 20.

Chiefly U.S. A member of the military profession; a soldier. Obsolete. rare.