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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The photograph depicts a foot soldier in an insurgent religious movement trying to storm the halls of American power.
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John Blake, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
The vicious gang has taken advantage of a lax southern border under the Biden-Harris administration, with many of its foot soldiers swarming the U.S. and unleashing hell on unsuspecting communities.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024
But at the state level, the groups are putting foot soldiers on the streets to deter people from signing such ballot petitions.
—Rachana Pradhan and Bram Sable-Smith, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Mar. 2024
This program drove dramatic improvement in African American educational attainment and fostered the generation who became the leaders and foot soldiers of the civil rights movement.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Nov. 2024
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John Blake, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
The vicious gang has taken advantage of a lax southern border under the Biden-Harris administration, with many of its foot soldiers swarming the U.S. and unleashing hell on unsuspecting communities.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024
But at the state level, the groups are putting foot soldiers on the streets to deter people from signing such ballot petitions.
—Rachana Pradhan and Bram Sable-Smith, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Mar. 2024
This program drove dramatic improvement in African American educational attainment and fostered the generation who became the leaders and foot soldiers of the civil rights movement.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Foot soldier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foot%20soldier. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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