foot soldier

foot soldier

noun

Definition of FOOT SOLDIER

1

: infantryman

2

: a person likened to an infantryman especially in doing active and usually unglamorous work in support of an organization or movement <foot soldiers in the war against drugs>

Examples of FOOT SOLDIER

1. foot soldiers in the war against drugs
2. <he's been a foot soldier for several environmental organizations over the years>

First Known Use of FOOT SOLDIER

1622

Related to FOOT SOLDIER

Synonyms: dogsbody [chiefly British], drone, drudge, drudger, fag, slave, grub, grubber, grunt, laborer, peon, plugger, slavey, slogger, toiler, worker

Related Words: workhorse; coolie, serf

Near Antonyms: goldbrick, shirker; drone, idler, lazybones, loafer, slouch, slug, sluggard

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