(US, historical) Any of the members of a Cheyenne Indian military society in the mid 19th century.

(also figurative) A former soldier, or one who has served for a long time. / Someone with a lot of experience in something; an old hand.

(military) An army member who fights horseback; a cavalry or cavalier.

(military, historical) In the German Democratic Republic, a person who did not bear arms but instead did construction work.

A minor who is put to use for military purposes.

(simile) Perfectly straight (immobile).

A new military recruit without experience of combat. / Stratiotes aloides, a European aquatic plant with sword-shaped leaves.

Achillea millefolium or common yarrow, a flowering plant widespread in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, formerly and sometimes used to stanch the flow of blood.

(US, regional) A mayfly. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Canadian, soldier.

Any of the species Stratiotes aloides, sole species of the genus Stratiotes of aquatic plants.