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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Experts say the helmet belonged to a hoplite, a kind of ancient Greek foot soldier who wore heavy armor to shield themselves.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
This low-tech approach of having foot soldiers transport drones into action is a rare example of how drones can favor the offense rather than defense.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Controlled by Marines, its officers were Americans and the foot soldiers were Haitian.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
Many of his foot soldiers are young software engineers with no government experience who have parachuted into federal agencies seeking to overhaul or even dismantle them.
—Theodore Schleifer, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
This low-tech approach of having foot soldiers transport drones into action is a rare example of how drones can favor the offense rather than defense.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Controlled by Marines, its officers were Americans and the foot soldiers were Haitian.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
Many of his foot soldiers are young software engineers with no government experience who have parachuted into federal agencies seeking to overhaul or even dismantle them.
—Theodore Schleifer, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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 12 Apr. 2025.
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