soldiers is a form of:

Soldier



noun
1.
(a member of an army especially a private or NCO, such a person as distinguished from an officer. an ant or other social insect with powerful jaws adapted for defense of the colony) be a soldier ទាហាន, simple soldier កូនទាហាន, soldier of fortune ទាហានស៊ីឈ្នួល
verb
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) (To serve as a soldier) ធ្វើទាហាន
Example: King Taksin was a great soldier.
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
One who is engaged in military service as an officer or a private; one who serves in an army; one of an organized body of combatants.
2.
Especially, a private in military service, as distinguished from an officer.
3.
A brave warrior; a man of military experience and skill, or a man of distinguished valor; -- used by way of emphasis or distinction.
4.
The red or cuckoo gurnard (Trigla pini.)
5.
One of the asexual polymorphic forms of white ants, or termites, in which the head and jaws are very large and strong. The soldiers serve to defend the nest.
verb
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) To serve as a soldier.
2.
(INTRANSITIVE) To make a pretense of doing something, or of performing any task.