HyperDic: cannon_fodder

English > 1 sense of the expression cannon fodder:
NOUNperson cannon fodder, fodder, fresh fishsoldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire
English > cannon fodder: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaningsoldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire.
Synonymsfodder, fresh fish
BroadersoldierAn enlisted ... / enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
Usage ofcolloquialismA colloquial expression
Spanishcarne de cañón
Catalancarn de canó

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