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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Recent Examples of foot soldier
FPVs are effective against light mobile targets like trucks and foot soldiers.
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
In a packed nightclub in Mexico City, hundreds of young people sang along as a band played a popular song narrating the life of a foot soldier for the Sinaloa drug cartel.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
The gang has reportedly taken advantage of a lax southern border under the Biden-Harris administration, with many of its foot soldiers swarming into unsuspecting U.S. communities.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
But, admittedly, most of the movement’s foot soldiers were proudly leftist.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2025
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
In a packed nightclub in Mexico City, hundreds of young people sang along as a band played a popular song narrating the life of a foot soldier for the Sinaloa drug cartel.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
The gang has reportedly taken advantage of a lax southern border under the Biden-Harris administration, with many of its foot soldiers swarming into unsuspecting U.S. communities.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
But, admittedly, most of the movement’s foot soldiers were proudly leftist.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foot soldier
Noun
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Authorities had alleged that Haskell had hired four day laborers on Nov. 7, 2023 to dispose of several large trash bags, which one of the laborers said contained body parts.—
Liam Quinn,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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Farmworker advocates said Friday afternoon that one laborer had died from injuries sustained after falling from the roof of a greenhouse at Glass House cannabis operation while trying to escape federal agents.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Instead, the workplace economy must foster a system that shares risk, prioritizes results, and better supports workers through the full journey to economic mobility.—
Jason Wingard,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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As the number of raids on workers and families escalates, ICE agents will engage in more warrantless knocks on doors, searches, and arrests.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
9 July 2025
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“Foot soldier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foot%20soldier. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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