Noun: foot soldier fût sówl-ju(r)
- Someone who fights on foot with small arms
"The foot soldier advanced cautiously through the dense jungle";
- marcher, footslogger [informal]
- An assistant subject to the authority or control of another
"The manager delegated most of the routine tasks to his foot soldiers";
- subordinate, subsidiary, underling, understrapper [informal]
Derived forms: foot soldiers
Type of: aid, assistant, help, helper, pongo [Brit, informal], soldier, supporter
Encyclopedia: Foot soldier