Foot soldier Moderate

Origin: French suffix -ier

Foot soldier has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

fights on foot with small arms

infantryman marcher foot soldier footslogger

an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

subordinate subsidiary underling foot soldier

A soldier who fights on foot; an infantryman

See Also

lansquenet peon foot soldiers footsoldiery basaji rondache infantryman dogface

Related Terms

lansquenet peon foot soldiers footsoldiery basaji rondache infantryman dogface footman musketeer footslogger espadon pavisor pike fight runner

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

soldier assistant

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

fusilier grenadier doughboy musketeer associate bottom dog cog man second fiddle

Rhyming Words

hier fier vier kier sier pier tier bier plier maier trier thier prier brier drier ozier feier osier frier grier

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