foot soldier

as in laborer
a person who does very hard or dull work he's been a foot soldier for several environmental organizations over the years

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Recent Examples of foot soldier The vicious gang has taken advantage of a lax southern border under the Biden-Harris administration, with many of its foot soldiers swarming the U.S. and unleashing hell on unsuspecting communities. Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024 But at the state level, the groups are putting foot soldiers on the streets to deter people from signing such ballot petitions. Rachana Pradhan and Bram Sable-Smith, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Mar. 2024 This program drove dramatic improvement in African American educational attainment and fostered the generation who became the leaders and foot soldiers of the civil rights movement. Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Nov. 2024 He’s given more responsibility as a foot soldier of the bank. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for foot soldier 

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“Foot soldier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foot%20soldier. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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