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
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.
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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
After all, who needs Death Stars when the Empire's middle management and foot soldiers can propagate an entirely different kind of fear across the universe?
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 4 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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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
After all, who needs Death Stars when the Empire's middle management and foot soldiers can propagate an entirely different kind of fear across the universe?
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 4 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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Meanwhile, blue-collar or trade laborers are expected to remain essential.—
Eyal Lifshitz,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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On the Mauser Packaging Solutions plant floor, laborers do the dirty work of reconditioning steel containers used to transport chemicals.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After my long flight home, I was relieved that the late-night visitor turned out to be nothing more than city workers on the job (and their job in this case, while surprising, didn't turn out to be too destructive).—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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After California’s deal with Uber and Lyft, other states have moved forward with similar attempts to allow workers to unionize.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Foot soldier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foot%20soldier. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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