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
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.
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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
No one is sleeping on Chula Vista Deputy Mayor Carolina Chavez, though she may be overwhelmed by the money, foot soldiers and endorsements behind Aguirre and Moreno.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
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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
No one is sleeping on Chula Vista Deputy Mayor Carolina Chavez, though she may be overwhelmed by the money, foot soldiers and endorsements behind Aguirre and Moreno.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foot soldier
Noun
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Those responsible for homeland security should not be chasing laborers on farms and busboys in restaurants in order to meet quotas imposed by the White House.—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2025
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At the same time, industrial facilities lured laborers into factories and mills as fewer were needed to work the land.—
Riley Robinson,
Christian Science Monitor,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Unifor had fired back that DHL is not one of the top four express package delivery companies in Canada, and that DHL workers represent fewer than 0.7 percent of all local delivery workers and less than 15 percent of all courier workers in the country.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
27 June 2025
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Abrego Garcia worked as a construction worker in Maryland before his deportation in March, living with his wife and three children.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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“Foot soldier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foot%20soldier. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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