foot soldier

foot soldier

n.1. A soldier who fights on foot; an infantry trooper.2. One who performs necessary but basic, often mundane tasks.

foot soldier

n (Military) an infantryman

foot′ sol`dier

n. 1. an infantryman. 2. a dedicated low-level follower. [1615–25]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	foot soldier - fights on foot with small arms footslogger, infantryman, marcherfusilier - (formerly) a British infantryman armed with a light flintlock musketgrenade thrower, grenadier - an infantryman equipped with grenadesdoughboy - an American infantryman in World War Imusketeer - a foot soldier armed with a musketsoldier - an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the soldiers stood at attention"
	2.	foot soldier - an assistant subject to the authority or control of anothersubordinate, subsidiary, underlingassistant, helper, help, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"associate - a person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise; "associates in the law firm bill at a lower rate than do partners"bottom dog - a person of low statuscog - a subordinate who performs an important but routine function; "he was a small cog in a large machine"man - a male subordinate; "the chief stationed two men outside the building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana"second fiddle, second banana - someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role

Translations

infante