Infanteer

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A soldier employed in any infantry role; an infantryman. Canada, UK

    "The appointment of an infanteer from The Highlanders as the Sovereign's Piper shows that the events following Culloden are no longer raw in the memory. official web site of the British Monarchy"

Example

More examples

"The appointment of an infanteer from The Highlanders as the Sovereign's Piper shows that the events following Culloden are no longer raw in the memory. official web site of the British Monarchy"

Etymology

From Spanish infante (“soldier”) + -eer.

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