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foot soldier ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for foot soldier on Thesaurus.com noun
- an infantryman.
- a dedicated low-level follower.
Origin of foot soldier First recorded in 1615–25 Related Words for foot soldier infantryman Examples from the Web for foot soldier Contemporary Examples of foot soldier
Behold the Democratic foot-soldier giving voice, before a national audience, to her battle fatigue.
Tunku Varadarajan
September 21, 2010
Historical Examples of foot soldier
The defeated Imperial army was massacred to a man, from the Emperor down to the foot-soldier.
Frank Fox
My father, chief of the Mahrek-Ha-Droad, was not accompanied by a foot-soldier.
Eugne Sue
Leader and retainer, horseman and foot-soldier,—all are equipped with the target.
Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe
John Hewitt
But the foot-soldier would be a body without a soul, if he had no countrywoman.
Emile Gaboriau
Grab was the slang term used in India to denote a foot-soldier.
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British Dictionary definitions for foot soldier foot soldier noun
- an infantryman