infantryman

[ in-fuhn-tree-muhn ]
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noun,plural in·fan·try·men.
  1. a soldier of the infantry.

Origin of infantryman

1
First recorded in 1880–85; infantry + man

usage note For infantryman

See -man.

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British Dictionary definitions for infantryman

infantryman

/ (ˈɪnfəntrɪmən) /


nounplural -men
  1. a soldier belonging to the infantry

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