infantryman

American  

[in-fuhn-tree-muhn] / ˈɪn fən tri mən /

noun

PLURAL

infantrymen

1. a soldier of the infantry.

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infantryman British  

/ ˈɪnfəntrɪmən /

noun

1. a soldier belonging to the infantry

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Gender

See -man.

Etymology

Origin of infantryman

First recorded in 1880–85; infantry + man

Example Sentences

According to French colonial authorities at the time, at least 35 infantrymen were killed during the massacre at the Thiaroye camp, near Dakar.

From Barron's

Nothing the American infantrymen encountered battling across Europe and into the German heartland steeled them for what they found at Dachau.

From Los Angeles Times

The 53-year-old is a former infantryman with King's Own Scottish Borderers who is blind in one eye and suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder.

From BBC

It's rare for journalists these days to speak to infantrymen, as it's become too risky to go to these trenches.

From BBC

About the same time, a Missouri infantryman and musician in the home’s band fell back into the sodden embrace of booze after years of sobriety, went back to his barracks and swallowed hydrochloric acid.

From Los Angeles Times