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

For Ukrainian infantrymen, Russia’s midrange drones make moving to and from the front line the most perilous part of their work.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ukrainian infantrymen were hiking more than 10 miles on foot to reach positions inside the devastated city in east Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal

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