infantryman

/ˈɪnfəntrimən/
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Other forms: infantrymen

Definitions of infantryman
  1. noun
    fights on foot with small arms
    synonyms: foot soldier, footslogger, marcher
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    fusilier
    (formerly) a British infantryman armed with a light flintlock musket
    grenade thrower, grenadier
    an infantryman equipped with grenades
    doughboy
    an American infantryman in World War I
    musketeer
    a foot soldier armed with a musket
    type of:
    soldier
    an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
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