NOUN | person | foot soldier, infantryman, marcher, footslogger | fights on foot with small arms |
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person | foot soldier, subordinate, subsidiary, underling | an assistant subject to the authority or control of another |
Meaning | fights on foot with small arms. | |
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Synonyms | infantryman, marcher, footslogger | |
Narrower | doughboy | An American infantryman in World War I |
fusilier | (formerly) a British infantryman armed with a light flintlock musket | |
grenadier, grenade thrower | An infantryman equipped with grenades | |
musketeer | A foot soldier armed with a musket | |
Broader | soldier | An enlisted ... / enlisted man or woman who serves in an army |
Spanish | infante, peón, soldado de infantería | |
Catalan | infant, peó, soldat de peu, soldat d'infanteria |
Meaning | An assistant subject to the authority or control of another. | |
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Synonyms | subordinate, subsidiary, underling | |
Narrower | associate | A person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise |
bottom dog | A person of low status | |
cog | A subordinate who performs an important but routine function | |
man | A male subordinate | |
second fiddle, second banana | someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role | |
Broader | assistant, helper, help, supporter | A person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose |
Spanish | subalterno, subordinado | |
Catalan | subaltern, subordinat |
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