foot soldier

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 FPVs are effective against light mobile targets like trucks and foot soldiers. David Hambling, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025 In a packed nightclub in Mexico City, hundreds of young people sang along as a band played a popular song narrating the life of a foot soldier for the Sinaloa drug cartel. Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025 The gang has reportedly taken advantage of a lax southern border under the Biden-Harris administration, with many of its foot soldiers swarming into unsuspecting U.S. communities. Greg Wehner, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024 But, admittedly, most of the movement’s foot soldiers were proudly leftist. Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for foot soldier
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  • In one of the tents set up for the devotees in the capital, laborer Ankit Gupta put out plates and food in anticipation of the arrival of the next group of pilgrims.
    Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
  • The document lacks details on how states’ regulations would be judged, but some blue states, like California and New York, have already started passing laws protecting workers’ rights against AI—with support from unions and laborers.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 23 July 2025
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  • This comprehensive approach to worker welfare stands as a model for how fashion brands can operate ethically while producing extraordinary work.
    Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • In 2017, the former bodega worker was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison after being convicted of second-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping.
    KC Baker, People.com, 21 July 2025

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“Foot soldier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foot%20soldier. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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