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
Instead of being a mere foot soldier following orders from more frontal brain regions, M1 helps plan, guide and coordinate action.
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Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2026
Drone task force security model Haiti National Police Director Andre Jonas Vladimir Paraison said gang leaders are running and hiding while deploying their foot soldiers to the front lines.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Congress has become the president’s foot soldiers.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Just as MBAs worldwide have spawned a managerial caste — the foot soldiers of the corporate world — the reckoning schools produced their own commercial caste.
—Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
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Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2026
Drone task force security model Haiti National Police Director Andre Jonas Vladimir Paraison said gang leaders are running and hiding while deploying their foot soldiers to the front lines.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Congress has become the president’s foot soldiers.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Just as MBAs worldwide have spawned a managerial caste — the foot soldiers of the corporate world — the reckoning schools produced their own commercial caste.
—Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for foot soldier
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foot soldier
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While the independent committee supporting Coyne is backed by Local 89, a laborers union, Crosby has been endorsed by the city’s largest labor union — the Municipal Employees Association — and the region’s largest labor organization, the San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Only a few years ago, Black farm workers in the Delta settled lawsuits over claims white laborers from South Africa were paid more for the same work.—
Drew Hawkins,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2026
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Much like the demonstrations two decades ago, organizers on Friday also called for a general boycott — no school, no work, no shopping — in an effort to demand that the country put workers above billionaires by taxing the rich.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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On Friday afternoon, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the 57-year-old worker as Thomas Darcy, a Schaumburg resident.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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“Foot soldier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foot%20soldier. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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