foot soldier

foot sol·dier

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [foo t sohl-jer]
- /fʊt ˈsoʊl dʒər/
- /fʊt ˈsəʊldʒə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [foo t sohl-jer]
- /fʊt ˈsoʊl dʒər/

Definitions of foot soldier words

noun foot soldier an infantryman. 1
noun foot soldier a dedicated low-level follower. 1
noun foot soldier infantry soldier, ground soldier 1
noun foot soldier ordinary worker 1
countable noun foot soldier The foot soldiers of a particular organization are people who seem unimportant and who do not have a high position but who do a large amount of very important and often very boring work. 0
noun foot soldier an infantryman 0

See all 9 definitions of foot soldier

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Origin of foot soldier

First appearance:

before 1615

One of the 41% oldest English words

First recorded in 1615-25

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Parts of speech for Foot soldier

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Foot soldier

foot soldier popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

foot soldier usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for foot soldier

noun foot soldier

infantryman — a soldier of the infantry.

Just one Synonym for foot soldier