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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In that time, Tucci appeared in a number of films as either a foot soldier, don, or other apparatchik of an underground criminal organization, including Quick Change, Men of Respect, Billy Bathgate, and The Public Eye.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2025
No one is sleeping on Chula Vista Deputy Mayor Carolina Chavez, though she may be overwhelmed by the money, foot soldiers and endorsements behind Aguirre and Moreno.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
This low-tech approach of having foot soldiers transport drones into action is a rare example of how drones can favor the offense rather than defense.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
At present this may rely on the makeshift approach of using foot soldiers to move FPVs into position, but more sophisticated solutions are probably not far away.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2025
No one is sleeping on Chula Vista Deputy Mayor Carolina Chavez, though she may be overwhelmed by the money, foot soldiers and endorsements behind Aguirre and Moreno.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
This low-tech approach of having foot soldiers transport drones into action is a rare example of how drones can favor the offense rather than defense.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
At present this may rely on the makeshift approach of using foot soldiers to move FPVs into position, but more sophisticated solutions are probably not far away.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for foot soldier
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“Foot soldier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foot%20soldier. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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