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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Ironically, the giant-dragon-sized breach allows The Greens' foot soldiers to enter victoriously.
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Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024
By this logic, as the only game in town, ISIS would have its pick of foot soldiers.
—Andrew Shaver, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2015
In Morocco, Spencer held meetings with King Hassan and was tasked with wrangling 800 camels and riders and 600 other men to play the foot soldiers for the film’s awe-inspiring battle scenes.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2024
The robot dogs can easily explore indoor environments and search houses and bunkers, or walk through a trench system ahead of foot soldiers.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
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Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024
By this logic, as the only game in town, ISIS would have its pick of foot soldiers.
—Andrew Shaver, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2015
In Morocco, Spencer held meetings with King Hassan and was tasked with wrangling 800 camels and riders and 600 other men to play the foot soldiers for the film’s awe-inspiring battle scenes.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2024
The robot dogs can easily explore indoor environments and search houses and bunkers, or walk through a trench system ahead of foot soldiers.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 16 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 25 Nov. 2024.
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