Meanings
nounconstruction soldier (plural construction soldiers)
plural construction soldiers
- historicalgovernmentIn the German Democratic Republic, a person who did not bear arms but instead did construction work.
Origin
Possibly translated from German Bausoldat.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Bausoldat
- Bausoldatperson
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APA
construction soldier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/construction%20soldier
MLA
“construction soldier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/construction%20soldier. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “construction soldier,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/construction%20soldier.
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