FOOT SOLDIER Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

foot soldier

noun

Definition of foot soldier

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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Recent Examples of foot soldier Barton’s pseudo-scholarship furnished Christian nationalists with valuable ammunition, but the movement needed foot soldiers. — Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026 His mind for military strategy and his quiet but intense drive propelled him – a son of working-class Moroccan Jewish immigrants who grew up in the most remote corner of Israel – from foot soldier to army chief of staff. — Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 24 June 2026 Fans became zealous cultural foot soldiers, streaming, voting and building global communities on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter. — Dan Bilefsky, HollywoodReporter, 21 Mar. 2026 Among the Cambodians to exploit the instability was Toek Tik, a once-impoverished former Khmer Rouge foot soldier whose confessions helped investigators substantiate some of their claims against Latchford. — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for foot soldier

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In the shrimp ponds, these landless laborers earn only a few dollars a day, with no contracts or protections.

— Zakir Hossain Chowdhury, The Dial, 7 July 2026
Duties while at the firehouse included speaking with laborers and subcontractors, ordering supplies and discussions with other Good Neighbor Investors members, Mora recalled.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026

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Advocates viewed Cal/OSHA’S recognition of the detainees as workers as a victory that could pave the way for future labor rights fights at other detention centers in the state.

— Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
The women who get promoted aren’t always the hardest workers in the room.

— Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

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