Synonyms of foot soldiers

foot soldiers

noun

plural of foot soldier

as in laborers

a person who does very hard or dull work

he's been a foot soldier for several environmental organizations over the years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• laborers
• workers
• slaves
• drudgers
• dogsbodies
• peons
• toilers
• grubs
• pluggers
• grubbers
• sloggers
• drones
• grunts
• drudges
• serfs
• workhorses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shirkers
• goldbricks
• slugs
• loafers
• idlers
• sluggards
• lazybones
• slouches

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of foot soldiers

Studies have also found that these individuals also appear to possess exceptionally robust natural killer cells, which are immune foot soldiers that are some of the first to find and kill invading pathogens. — Diana Kwon, Vox, 11 Nov. 2026

Throw in some legendary eateries, and AFMers are perfectly positioned to dine where Hollywood dealmakers, agency foot soldiers and bold names eat out. — Kathy A. McDonald, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026

And there are the foot soldiers themselves, whose earnest dedication to honor, even within a warped and abusive framework, Sorkin and his characters can’t help respecting. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

But the current Sinaloa turf war—la narcopandemia, locals call it—has created new categories of victims, far from the foot soldiers and hit men targeted in previous spasms of violence. — Kevin Sieff, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026

Getty Images Artillery used to be the biggest threat to foot soldiers, now most casualties are caused by drones. — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Barton’s pseudo-scholarship furnished Christian nationalists with valuable ammunition, but the movement needed foot soldiers. — Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026

The result is child foot soldiers hired as hitmen, becoming both the perpetrators of crime and the victims of criminals. — ABC News, 12 June 2026

Traffickers recruit young people, including minors, to serve as foot soldiers in their bloody quest to control drug-trafficking routes across Mexico. — Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026