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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foot soldiers in the war against drugs
he's been a foot soldier for several environmental organizations over the years
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Billings, 29, has been a foot soldier throughout his seven-season career that began when Cincinnati selected him in the fourth round of the 2016 draft.
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Phil Rogers, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Ironically, the giant-dragon-sized breach allows The Greens' foot soldiers to enter victoriously.
—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
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Phil Rogers, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Ironically, the giant-dragon-sized breach allows The Greens' foot soldiers to enter victoriously.
—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
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“Foot soldier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foot%20soldier. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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