infantryman

[in-fuhn-tree-muhn]

noun

plural

infantrymen 

1. a soldier of the infantry.

infantryman

/ ˈɪnfəntrɪmən /

noun

1. a soldier belonging to the infantry

Gender Note

See -man.

Word History and Origins

Origin of infantryman¹

First recorded in 1880–85; infantry + man

Example Sentences

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

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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.

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

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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.

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I’m struck by the parallel between the life of a closeted trans Civil War infantryman and the modern American trans teen.

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