infantryman

American  

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

noun

• infantrymen
  plural

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.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• infantrymen
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of infantryman

First recorded in 1880–85; infantry + man

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

infantryman infantrymen

For many at the front, the main fear is not an infantryman storming over the top, but an unseen enemy operating a drone from far away with a joystick.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

He discovered that Stan was an infantryman with the 5th Battalion of the 1st Welsh Regiment.

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

When I was an infantryman in the U.S.

From Slate ● Dec. 3, 2025

He served two tours in Iraq between 2003 and 2006, as an enlisted Marine infantryman and scout sniper, and then left the service to become a lawyer.

From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2024

Pumpkin had not been big and bold enough for a grenadier nor clever enough for a light infantryman.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

He had a rare ability to draw out everyone he met, from common infantrymen to generals, who trusted him with their stories.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

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 ● Oct. 3, 2025

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

From BBC ● May 28, 2025

But that advantage flips in the afternoon, when Ukrainian drone pilots can sometimes spot the moving shadows of Russian infantrymen.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2023

“Yes, sah. The infantrymen gave me the trousers and shirt.”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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