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
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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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Controlled by Marines, its officers were Americans and the foot soldiers were Haitian.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024
There was a point when Asian work was always coming: the waiter, the gangster, the manager, the godfather, the foot soldier, the scientist.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2024
Top party officials chanted alongside these foot soldiers, as if rallying them for battle.
—Lynsey Chutel, New York Times, 29 May 2024
Despite all of his rhetoric, Mr. Fetterman so far has voted like a reliable Democratic foot soldier.
—Annie Karni, New York Times, 26 May 2024
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024
There was a point when Asian work was always coming: the waiter, the gangster, the manager, the godfather, the foot soldier, the scientist.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2024
Top party officials chanted alongside these foot soldiers, as if rallying them for battle.
—Lynsey Chutel, New York Times, 29 May 2024
Despite all of his rhetoric, Mr. Fetterman so far has voted like a reliable Democratic foot soldier.
—Annie Karni, New York Times, 26 May 2024
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“Foot soldier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foot%20soldier. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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