foot soldier

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noun

an infantryman.

a dedicated low-level follower.

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Origin of foot soldier

First recorded in 1615–25

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Examples from the Web for foot soldier

Behold the Democratic foot-soldier giving voice, before a national audience, to her battle fatigue.
What Did Velma Hart Expect?|Tunku Varadarajan|September 21, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Petilius fled with his broken cohorts—for, it is said, not even one foot-soldier escaped the carnage—to his entrenched camp.
Female Warriors, Vol. I (of 2)|Ellen C. Clayton
The foot-soldier in garrison bears no resemblance whatever to the hero of the battle-field.
A Thousand Francs Reward|Emile Gaboriau
But the foot-soldier would be a body without a soul, if he had no countrywoman.
A Thousand Francs Reward|Emile Gaboriau

My father, chief of the Mahrek-Ha-Droad, was not accompanied by a foot-soldier.
The Brass Bell|Eugne Sue
The defeated Imperial army was massacred to a man, from the Emperor down to the foot-soldier.
Bulgaria|Frank Fox

British Dictionary definitions for foot soldier

foot soldier

noun

an infantryman

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foot soldier

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