foot soldier
Americannoun
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an infantryman.
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a dedicated low-level follower.
noun
Etymology
Origin of foot soldier
First recorded in 1615–25
Example Sentences
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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
There he spent months as a humble foot soldier with little pay and only basic rations.
From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2022
I had the bag half full when I saw him: a German foot soldier six feet away, eyeballing me through the sights of his gun.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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