infantry

American  

[in-fuhn-tree] / ˈɪn fən tri /

noun

plural

infantries

1. soldiers or military units that fight on foot, in modern times typically with rifles, machine guns, grenades, mortars, etc., as weapons.

2. a branch of an army composed of such soldiers.

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infantry British  

/ ˈɪnfəntrɪ /

noun

1. Abbreviation: Inf.   inf. 

   1. soldiers or units of soldiers who fight on foot with small arms

   2. ( as modifier )

      an infantry unit

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Other Word Forms

• noninfantry noun

Etymology

Origin of infantry

1570–80; < Italian infanteria, equivalent to infante boy, foot-soldier ( infant ) + -ria -ry

Example Sentences

In about a year, his infantry platoon went from having one kind of drone, a small quadcopter, to seven types to experiment with.

From The Wall Street Journal

The US Treasury Department said that hundreds of Colombian mercenaries have travelled to Sudan since 2024, including to serve as infantry and drone pilots for the RSF.

From BBC

Despite intensified Russian use of drone and missile strikes and probing infantry assaults, “they have failed to achieve that,” said the officer, “and we do not intend to let them succeed.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Its statement added that hundreds of Colombian mercenaries have travelled to Sudan since 2024, including to serve as infantry and drone pilots for the RSF.

From BBC

According to a recent report by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Russia has been producing each month around 150 tanks, 550 infantry fighting vehicles, 120 Lancet drones and more than 50 artillery pieces.

From BBC

Related Words

• infantrymen