chocolate soldier

noun

1. a nonfighting soldier; a serviceman not assigned to combat duty.

chocolate soldier

noun

1. informal.
   a person who mistakenly believes that he or she is very powerful, important, or impressive

Word History and Origins

Origin of chocolate soldier¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

The girls saw a bench in front of the Chocolate Soldier Shop.

From Literature

On the box was a picture of a chocolate soldier.

From Literature

It was a wrapper from the Chocolate Soldier Shop.

From Literature

Around that time, audiences could also catch Oscar Straus’s “The Chocolate Soldier” and Victor Herbert’s “Naughty Marietta” on TV.

From New York Times

A “chocolate soldier” was a strutting man with an overweening belief in his own fabulous importance.

From Los Angeles Times