soldatesque
French, noun/sɔl.da.tɛsk/
soldatesque is spelled S-O-L-D-A-T-E-S-Q-U-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written French, the 100,007th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Soldatesque is a French feminine noun meaning “mob of unruly soldiers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ensemble de soldats brutaux et indisciplinés”.
What does soldatesque mean in English?
adjective
- 1
derogatorysoldierly, soldierlike
noun
- 1
derogatoryfemininemob of unruly soldiers
- 2
derogatoryfemininearmy rabble
Near-synonym: piétaille
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif aux soldats.
noun: 1. Ensemble de soldats brutaux et indisciplinés.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of soldatesque
- soldatesques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce soldatesque?
- /sɔl.da.tɛsk/
- \sɔl.da.tɛsk\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is soldatesque in French?
soldatesque appears about once in every 9 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).