infantryman

noun

in·​fan·​try·​man ˈin-fən-trē-mən How to pronounce infantryman (audio)
: an infantry soldier

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In 2003: Qusay and Uday Hussein, sons of Iraqi dictator Sadam Hussein, were killed by U.S. Special Forces and infantrymen from 101st Airborne after a three-hour firefight in the city of Mosul, Iraq. Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 23 July 2025 Travis Decker is a former US Army infantryman and staff sergeant with eight years of service, including five months in Afghanistan, according to a US Army spokesperson. Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 8 June 2025 Retes was an infantryman in the Army deployed to Iraq in 2019. ABC News, 20 July 2025 The offensive would require more than a hundred thousand British infantrymen, and every soldier seemed at least dimly aware of what lay in store. Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 13 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for infantryman

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First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of infantryman was in 1883

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“Infantryman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infantryman. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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infantryman

noun
in·​fan·​try·​man -mən How to pronounce infantryman (audio)
: a soldier of the infantry

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