Synonyms of foot soldier

foot soldier

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• laborer
• worker
• slave
• drudger
• peon
• plugger
• toiler
• grubber
• drone
• grunt
• grub
• dogsbody
• slogger
• drudge
• serf
• workhorse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shirker
• slug
• idler
• loafer
• slouch
• sluggard
• goldbrick
• lazybones

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of foot soldier

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

He’s given more responsibility as a foot soldier of the bank. —Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2024

The former president’s supporters are determined that a second Trump administration would be much more organized than the first, stocked with foot soldiers who are both loyal and capable of moving policy forward. —Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 1 Aug. 2024

In Syria, Iran agreed to contribute its ideological might, deep intelligence, and Shia foot soldiers; Russia provided advanced military power. —Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2015