foot soldier

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foot soldier Meaning of "foot soldier"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) fights on foot with small arms
  2. (n) an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

Synonym(s)

infantryman, marcher, subordinate, subsidiary, underling

Usage(s):

  1. At 20, Marwan is already a battle-hardened insurgent, a jihadi foot soldier in Abu Mousab al-Zarqawi's terrorist group, al-Qaeda in Iraq.
  2. That same afternoon, at the funeral of a Fatah foot soldier killed the prior morning, gunfire erupted again, injuring three more.
  3. One such character is Badshah Khan, an underworld foot soldier recruited to the plot and swept up in righteous determination, dutiful loyalty and terrifying excitement.
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