soldier vs spend

soldier is a noun but spend is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
soldier	Yes	No	Yes	No
spend	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, spend is a hypernym of soldier; that is, spend is a word with a broader meaning than soldier:

Other hypernyms of soldier include pass.

soldier (noun)	spend (noun)
a wingless sterile ant or termite having a large head and powerful jaws adapted for defending the colony
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

soldier (verb)	spend (verb)
serve as a soldier in the military	pay out
	spend completely
	use up a period of time in a specific way