soudard

== Breton == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French souldart. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsuːdart/ === Noun === soudard m (plural soudarded) 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) (derogatory) battle-hardened, brutish, or roughneck soldier (archaic) mercenary (person employed to fight in armed conflict) Synonym: mercenaire ==== Related terms ==== === 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) (Jersey) soldier (Jersey) red spider Synonym: rouoge soudard ==== Derived terms ====