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 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.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 19 Mar. 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
This low-tech approach of having foot soldiers transport drones into action is a rare example of how drones can favor the offense rather than defense.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
At present this may rely on the makeshift approach of using foot soldiers to move FPVs into position, but more sophisticated solutions are probably not far away.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 19 Mar. 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
This low-tech approach of having foot soldiers transport drones into action is a rare example of how drones can favor the offense rather than defense.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
At present this may rely on the makeshift approach of using foot soldiers to move FPVs into position, but more sophisticated solutions are probably not far away.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foot soldier
Noun
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Vita's Ukrainian mother (my grandmother) survived as an orphan for two years under German occupation and barely evaded being carted off to Germany to work as a forced laborer.—
Sasha Vasilyuk,
Time,
8 May 2025
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But, as Levi history tells it, the wife of a local laborer came to Davis asking for pants that wouldn’t fall apart.—
Catherine Salfino,
Sourcing Journal,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Tia Carrere, who voiced Nani in the original, appears in the new film as the social worker Mrs. Kekoa.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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This creates a closed-loop system where value flows back to both the worker and the business.—
Carlos Netto,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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“Foot soldier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foot%20soldier. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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