foot soldier

Noun

Meaning

fights on foot with small arms

an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

marcher subordinate subsidiary infantryman underling footslogger kern walker musketeer grenadier trooper rifleman adjutant drudge private
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Antonyms

foreman manager superior chief senior controller
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Hypernyms

help assistant soldier helper supporter

Hyponyms

musketeer grenadier man doughboy associate cog

Examples

To me, every fundamentalist Muslim, no matter how peaceable in his own behavior, is part of a murderous movement and is thus, in some fashion, a foot soldier in the war that bin Laden has launched against civilization. Daniel Pipes

It was wrongly assumed that I wished to become some sort of leader among gay activists, whereas in reality I was happier to be a foot soldier. Ian McKellen

MISERICORDE, n. A dagger which in mediaeval warfare was used by the foot soldier to remind an unhorsed knight that he was mortal. Ambrose Bierce

George Zimmerman is a foot soldier in a rapidly privatizing country. He is a new centurion of 21st-century America. Law enforcement is tied down by the strictures of, well, the law. There is only 'so much they can do' to take care of the 'problem.' Henry Rollins

Every morning is a battle between the superego and the id, and I am a mere foot soldier with mud and a snooze button on her shield. Catherynne M. Valente

I don't think I could be a foot soldier. I don't know if I could take orders too good. I'm a little lazy. Benicio Del Toro

Close letter words and terms

foot screw foot shelf foot smacking foot soldiers foot spanking foot spotlight