foot soldier

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foot soldier

/fʊt ˈsəʊl.d͡ʒə/ UK
/fʊt ˈsoʊl.d͡ʒəɹ/ Canada, US

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From foot + soldier.

noun foot soldiers

A soldier who fights on foot; an infantryman
broadly, figuratively A rank and file member of an institution, or supporter of a cause. 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.

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@misc{foot_soldier_2026,
  title = {foot soldier},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/foot%20soldier},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}