foot soldier
noun
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: a person likened to an infantryman especially in doing active and usually unglamorous work in support of an organization or movement
foot soldiers in the war against drugs
Examples of foot soldier in a Sentence
foot soldiers in the war against drugs
he's been a foot soldier for several environmental organizations over the years
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ActBlue’s involvement with the Floyd riots extends beyond fundraising for its foot soldiers.
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Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Mar. 2025
At present this may rely on the makeshift approach of using foot soldiers to move FPVs into position, but more sophisticated solutions are probably not far away.
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—David Hambling, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Yet the North Korean troops did little to help Russia regain its territory, with Russia using them mostly as foot soldiers who carry out brutal mass ground assaults that lead to huge casualties.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
However, Russia appears to be using the troops as foot soldiers, using them to carry out mass ground assaults despite major losses in Kursk.
—Victoria Butenko, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
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Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Mar. 2025
At present this may rely on the makeshift approach of using foot soldiers to move FPVs into position, but more sophisticated solutions are probably not far away.
Follow me on Twitter.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Yet the North Korean troops did little to help Russia regain its territory, with Russia using them mostly as foot soldiers who carry out brutal mass ground assaults that lead to huge casualties.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
However, Russia appears to be using the troops as foot soldiers, using them to carry out mass ground assaults despite major losses in Kursk.
—Victoria Butenko, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for foot soldier
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“Foot soldier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foot%20soldier. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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