- infantryman
- noun Date: 1883 an infantry soldier
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
infantryman
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infantryman — 1837, from INFANTRY (Cf. infantry) + MAN (Cf. man) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
infantryman — [in′fən trēmən] n. pl. infantrymen [in′fən trēmən] a soldier in the infantry … English World dictionary
infantryman — UK [ˈɪnfəntrɪmən] / US noun [countable] Word forms infantryman : singular infantryman plural infantrymen UK [ˈɪnfəntrɪmən] / US a soldier who fights on foot … English dictionary
infantryman — infantry ► NOUN ▪ foot soldiers collectively. DERIVATIVES infantryman noun. ORIGIN Italian infanteria, from infante youth, infantryman … English terms dictionary
infantryman — Synonyms and related words: Zouave, ambulator, backpacker, bersagliere, carabineer, chasseur, dogface, doughfoot, expert rifleman, foot passenger, foot soldier, foot traveler, footslogger, fusileer, grenadier, grunt, hiker, hitchhiker, hoofer,… … Moby Thesaurus
infantryman — [[t]ɪ̱nfəntrimən[/t]] infantrymen N COUNT An infantryman is a soldier who fights on foot … English dictionary
infantryman — /in feuhn tree meuhn/, n., pl. infantrymen. a soldier of the infantry. [1880 85; INFANTRY + MAN1] Usage. See man. * * * … Universalium
infantryman — noun a soldier employed in an infantry role Syn: foot soldier, infanteer … Wiktionary
infantryman — in|fan|try|man [ˈınfəntrimən] n plural infantrymen [ mən] a soldier who fights on foot … Dictionary of contemporary English
infantryman — in|fan|try|man [ ınfəntrimən ] (plural in|fan|try|men [ ınfəntrimən ] ) noun count a soldier who fights on foot … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
