as in laborer
a person who does very hard or dull work
he's been a foot soldier for several environmental organizations over the years
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Recent Examples of foot soldier
Each foot soldier carried a ten-pound musket, a sixteen-inch bayonet, a tin canteen, a linen haversack, and his own blanket—a battlefield luxury, since in peacetime five men typically shared two blankets.
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/ Cbs News, CBS News, 13 June 2025
Michaels, 35, was playing a foot soldier in the White Walkers’ army of the dead during a climactic battle sequence in The Long Night, the pivotal third episode in Season 8.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 19 May 2025
As the armed groups have sought foot soldiers to advance their quest for territory, the rate of child recruitment in Colombia has reached its highest point in more than a decade.
—Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Affairs, 8 May 2025
In that time, Tucci appeared in a number of films as either a foot soldier, don, or other apparatchik of an underground criminal organization, including Quick Change, Men of Respect, Billy Bathgate, and The Public Eye.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2025
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/ Cbs News, CBS News, 13 June 2025
Michaels, 35, was playing a foot soldier in the White Walkers’ army of the dead during a climactic battle sequence in The Long Night, the pivotal third episode in Season 8.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 19 May 2025
As the armed groups have sought foot soldiers to advance their quest for territory, the rate of child recruitment in Colombia has reached its highest point in more than a decade.
—Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Affairs, 8 May 2025
In that time, Tucci appeared in a number of films as either a foot soldier, don, or other apparatchik of an underground criminal organization, including Quick Change, Men of Respect, Billy Bathgate, and The Public Eye.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foot soldier
Noun
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This structure, along with Structure II (likely a checkpoint or guard post), was part of the police and guard infrastructure surrounding the laborers’ settlements.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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In the manufacturing, construction and electrical trades, there's a dearth of talent as skilled laborers age out of the workforce without being replaced by younger workers.—
Kate Rogers,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Authorities said the building’s foundation pillars gave way while construction workers were laying down concrete.—
Britt Clennett,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Union workers at the JFK location in North Little Rock participated in a nationwide strike in December 2024.—
Sydney Sasser,
Arkansas Online,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Foot soldier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foot%20soldier. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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