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foot soldier

NOUN
soldier who fights on foot
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James Scobie KC, representing Lavrynovych, said he was a "complete and utter foot soldier" and "fodder for this type of infiltration".

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

Friend of AI: Iraklis Pappas, global head of AI at Colgate-Palmolive, is a foot soldier in an increasingly high-stakes battle taking place across American corporations.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 6, 2026

"He was an enthusiastic foot soldier in that conspiracy," Erik Kenerson, a prosecutor, told the judge on Friday.

From Reuters Sep. 1, 2023

On the Eastside streets of Los Angeles, Ana Castro is a political foot soldier of local acclaim, known as “La del Mopeador.”

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 17, 2022

But Allen wasn’t a foot soldier in the civil rights struggle anymore.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge



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