"foot soldier" meaning in All languages combined

See foot soldier on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-foot soldier.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-foot solider.wav Forms: foot soldiers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} foot soldier (plural foot soldiers)
  1. (military) A soldier who fights on foot; an infantryman Categories (topical): Military, People
    Sense id: en-foot_soldier-en-noun-PtTMuVO- Disambiguation of People: 49 51 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (figurative, by extension) A rank and file member of an institution, or supporter of a cause. Tags: broadly, figuratively Categories (topical): Occupations, People
    Sense id: en-foot_soldier-en-noun-dCENYHCd Disambiguation of Occupations: 32 68 Disambiguation of People: 49 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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