"infanteer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: infanteers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Etymology: Spanish infante (“soldier”) + -eer Etymology templates: {{der|en|es|infante}} Spanish infante, {{suffix|en|Spanish <i class="Latn mention" lang="es">infante</i>|eer|gloss1=soldier}} Spanish infante (“soldier”) + -eer Head templates: {{en-noun}} infanteer (plural infanteers)
  1. (UK, Canada, military) A soldier employed in any infantry role; an infantryman. Tags: Canada, UK Categories (topical): Military Synonyms: infantier Derived forms: infanteering

Inflected forms

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