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Meaning of squaddie | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈskwɒd.i/

Definitions

A private in the army.

Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang

Examples

“He'll turn out to be a squaddie— a Muslim squaddie. Exactly the kind of victim they're looking for.”
“Hard men from the high flats and off-dutie squaddies threw back their pints shoulder to shoulder in its spartan public bar.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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