squaddie

English

Alternative forms

• squaddy

Etymology

From squad +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

• (British) IPA^(key): /ˈskwɒd.i/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -ɒdi

Noun

squaddie (plural squaddies)

1. (slang, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A private in the army.
   • 2010, Mick Herron, Slow Horses, page 117:

     He'll turn out to be a squaddie— a Muslim squaddie. Exactly the kind of victim they're looking for.

   • 2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 164:

     Hard men from the high flats and off-dutie squaddies threw back their pints shoulder to shoulder in its spartan public bar.

Derived terms

• squaddie-proof

Further reading

• “squaddie”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “squaddie, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “squaddie”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “squaddie” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2025.

Anagrams

• quaddies