Definitions

foot soldier

NOUN

soldier who fights on foot

Synonyms

STRONGEST

infantryman

WEAK

infantry trooper

Example Sentences

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Kudryashev said a commander dispatched him and another foot soldier with the goal of reaching a point in a forest near Kreminna in eastern Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

But support for Tillman and the way he showed the vulnerabilities of Mr. Milchick, Lumon’s most loyal foot soldier, has built steadily throughout the season.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2025

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

From Reuters • Sep. 1, 2023

He has instead been described by some journalists as "a foot soldier".

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2023

Allen took the bus back and forth, eager to listen to King and to keep marching as a foot soldier in the struggle for racial equality.

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