Goldbrick vs. Soldier

Goldbrick vs. Soldier — Is There a Difference?
ADVERTISEMENT

Difference Between Goldbrick and Soldier

Goldbricknoun

Something fraudulent or nonexistent offered for sale; a swindle or con.

Soldiernoun

A member of an army, of any rank.

Goldbricknoun

A shirker or malingerer.

Soldiernoun

A private in military service, as distinguished from an officer.

Goldbricknoun

A swindler.

Soldiernoun

A guardsman.

ADVERTISEMENT

Goldbrickverb

To shirk or malinger.

Soldiernoun

A member of the Salvation Army.

Goldbrickverb

To swindle.

Soldiernoun

A piece of buttered bread (or toast), cut into a long thin strip for dipping into a soft-boiled egg.

Goldbricknoun

a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort

Soldiernoun

A term of affection for a young boy.

ADVERTISEMENT

Goldbricknoun

an idle worthless person

Soldiernoun

Someone who fights or toils well.

Goldbricknoun

a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not

Soldiernoun

The red or cuckoo gurnard (Chelidonichthys cuculus).

Goldbricknoun

anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless

Soldiernoun

One of the asexual polymorphic forms of termites, in which the head and jaws are very large and strong. The soldiers serve to defend the nest.

Goldbrickverb

deprive of by deceit;

He swindled me out of my inheritanceShe defrauded the customers who trusted herthe cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change

Soldierverb

To continue steadfast; to keep striving.

Goldbrickverb

avoid (one's assigned duties);

The derelict soldier shirked his duties

Soldierverb

To serve a soldier.

Soldierverb

To intentionally restrict labor productivity; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished.

Soldiernoun

an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army;

the soldiers stood at attention

Soldiernoun

a wingless sterile ant or termite having a large head and powerful jaws adapted for defending the colony

Soldierverb

serve as a soldier in the military