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Definition of Foot soldier
1. Noun. Fights on foot with small arms.
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.
Generic synonyms: Assistant, Help, Helper, Supporter
Specialized synonyms: Associate, Bottom Dog, Cog, Man, Second Banana, Second Fiddle
Derivative terms: Subordinate, Subordinate, Subordinate, Subsidiary
Definition of Foot soldier
1. Noun. A soldier who fights on foot; an infantryman ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Foot Soldier
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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