Meaning of tin soldier | Babel Free
Definitions
- A toy soldier made out of tin.
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One who only plays at being a soldier. derogatory
Equivalents
Deutsch
Zinnsoldat
Français
soldat de plomb
Polski
żołnierzyk
Português
soldadinho de chumbo
Русский
оловянный солдатик
Svenska
tennsoldat
Türkçe
kurşun asker
Examples
“By officers and men he was regarded as a tin soldier; by the church people generally, because of Parson Alvord's newspaper articles, he was thought to be a great hero.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.