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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Wright’s meticulous history operates as a sort of panopticon on the events leading up to that fateful day, spanning more than five decades and a geopolitical guest list that includes everyone from the counterterrorism chief of the F.B.I. to the anonymous foot soldiers of Al Qaeda.
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New York Times, 8 July 2024
Professional officers are not, in fact, dependable foot soldiers because their allegiances lie elsewhere: with the constitutional regime or with the armed forces as an institution.
—Ronald R. Krebs, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
The photograph depicts a foot soldier in an insurgent religious movement trying to storm the halls of American power.
—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
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New York Times, 8 July 2024
Professional officers are not, in fact, dependable foot soldiers because their allegiances lie elsewhere: with the constitutional regime or with the armed forces as an institution.
—Ronald R. Krebs, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
The photograph depicts a foot soldier in an insurgent religious movement trying to storm the halls of American power.
—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
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“Foot soldier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foot%20soldier. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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