Definition of Foot soldier

1. Noun. Fights on foot with small arms.

Exact synonyms: Footslogger, Infantryman, Marcher
Specialized synonyms: Fusilier, Grenade Thrower, Grenadier, Doughboy, Musketeer
Generic synonyms: Soldier
Derivative terms: Footslog

2. Noun. An assistant subject to the authority or control of another.

Definition of Foot soldier

1. Noun. A soldier who fights on foot; an infantryman ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Foot Soldier

foot jobs
foot kiss
foot kisses
foot lever
foot lifter
foot lifters
foot of hippocampus
foot pedal
foot plugger
foot process
foot race
foot rest
foot rot
foot rule
foot soldier
foot soldiers
foot sweep
foot sweeps
foot traffic
foot trap
foot traps
foot ulcer
foot up
foot yaws
footage
footages
footbag
footbags
football

Literary usage of Foot soldier

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1901)
"A foot soldier of the Irish troops; represented always as very poor and wild. и е must supplant those rough rug-headed leerás, Which live like venom, ..."

2. The Popular History of England: An Illustrated History of Society and by Charles Knight (1857)
"The old military spirit of England was again predominant. But, for three months previous to this costly parade, the wily Foot-Soldier of the time of ..."

3. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1900)
"... ace. oí pedo, a foot-soldier. — L. ped-, stem of fes, foot ^T The OF paon is the ... О. V. peon, a foot-soldier, but esp. applied to sappers and miners. ..."

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