foot soldier
noun
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: 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
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Examples of foot soldier in a Sentence
foot soldiers in the war against drugs
he's been a foot soldier for several environmental organizations over the years
Recent Examples on the Web
The perpetrators, a group of Irish Republican Army foot soldiers, beat a hasty retreat for a small village, Glencolmcille in County Donegal.
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Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Until her leave of absence, Kate had been picking up the slack, both a reliable royal foot soldier and someone able to bring star power to even the most mundane ribbon-cutting event.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2024
Players aren’t a grand leader directing a nation, but one of the foot soldiers working with others to build something grand.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Once the chopper was airborne, Ms. Dugdale and IRA foot soldier Eddie Gallagher demanded that the pilot land.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
In 1948, one of their foot soldiers, Nathuram Godse, assassinated Gandhi, who had amassed a huge following as an icon of nonviolence and an advocate of India’s diversity.
—Hari Kumar Atul Loke, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2024
Hundreds of foot soldiers for justice marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, named after a Grand Dragon of the KKK, to claim their fundamental right to vote.
—USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2024
The clips offer more evidence to the stark reality that Ecuador’s prison system has turned into the headquarters for criminal groups that have amassed foot soldiers and influence across the country, experts say.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
Russians and Ukrainians alike deployed the shields in greater numbers as both sides escalated their use of drones to attack foot soldiers and vehicles on and behind the war’s front lines.
—Alex Horton, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2023
Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Until her leave of absence, Kate had been picking up the slack, both a reliable royal foot soldier and someone able to bring star power to even the most mundane ribbon-cutting event.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2024
Players aren’t a grand leader directing a nation, but one of the foot soldiers working with others to build something grand.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Once the chopper was airborne, Ms. Dugdale and IRA foot soldier Eddie Gallagher demanded that the pilot land.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
In 1948, one of their foot soldiers, Nathuram Godse, assassinated Gandhi, who had amassed a huge following as an icon of nonviolence and an advocate of India’s diversity.
—Hari Kumar Atul Loke, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2024
Hundreds of foot soldiers for justice marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, named after a Grand Dragon of the KKK, to claim their fundamental right to vote.
—USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2024
The clips offer more evidence to the stark reality that Ecuador’s prison system has turned into the headquarters for criminal groups that have amassed foot soldiers and influence across the country, experts say.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
Russians and Ukrainians alike deployed the shields in greater numbers as both sides escalated their use of drones to attack foot soldiers and vehicles on and behind the war’s front lines.
—Alex Horton, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2023
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“Foot soldier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foot%20soldier. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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