infantryman
Americannoun
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infantrymen
plural
noun
Gender
See -man.
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Origin of infantryman
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But in a paradox of this evolving form of highly automated combat, the infantryman remains at its heart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
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 viewed his 11 months at the VA as a natural extension of his days as an infantryman, giving back to veterans and this country.
From Slate ● Feb. 18, 2025
I’m struck by the parallel between the life of a closeted trans Civil War infantryman and the modern American trans teen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2024
A doctor started an IV, while a nurse tried to question the infantryman for his name, rank, and serial number.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
For several consecutive days, Russian infantrymen, medics and officers had been drilling on the frozen mud, preparing for an offensive on the nearby city of Vuhledar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 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
But then their offensive sputtered to a halt as infantrymen and horse-drawn artillery became ensnared in the obstacle course of churned-up fields, abandoned trenches, and shattered roads left from the Battle of the Somme.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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