bombardier – First denoted a soldier in charge of a bombard, an early form of cannon. More…
functional shift – The process by which words change parts of speech without the addition of a prefix or suffix, as in soldier on, the verb, being created from soldier, the noun. More…
guerrilla, gorilla – Guerrilla is from a Spanish diminutive of guerra, “war,” and refers to a soldier of an independent armed resistance force; gorilla is the ape. More…