Foot soldier
/fʊt ˈsəʊl.d͡ʒə/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A soldier who fights on foot; an infantryman
- 2 someone who fights on foot with small arms wordnet
- 3 A rank and file member of an institution, or supporter of a cause. broadly, figuratively
"We are rightfully wary of straight Leftists who didn't give a damn for our struggle until they saw we had build ^([sic]) on our own, and then tried to recruit foot-soldiers from our ranks."
- 4 an assistant subject to the authority or control of another wordnet
Example
More examples"We are rightfully wary of straight Leftists who didn't give a damn for our struggle until they saw we had build ^([sic]) on our own, and then tried to recruit foot-soldiers from our ranks."
Etymology
From foot + soldier.