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
Traffickers recruit young people, including minors, to serve as foot soldiers in their bloody quest to control drug-trafficking routes across Mexico.
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Steve Fisher,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
Agamemnon would be a big muscle, like a pectoral, but Psoas is an unknown foot soldier.
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Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
Fans became zealous cultural foot soldiers, streaming, voting and building global communities on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter.
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Dan Bilefsky,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Mar. 2026
Ever the loyal foot soldier, Hegseth followed by announcing he’d look to strip Kelly of his Navy rank and reduce his military pension.
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S.e. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Steve Fisher,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
Agamemnon would be a big muscle, like a pectoral, but Psoas is an unknown foot soldier.
—
Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
Fans became zealous cultural foot soldiers, streaming, voting and building global communities on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter.
—
Dan Bilefsky,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Mar. 2026
Ever the loyal foot soldier, Hegseth followed by announcing he’d look to strip Kelly of his Navy rank and reduce his military pension.
—
S.e. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for foot soldier
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foot soldier
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He is accused of not checking work authorizations before hiring laborers, according to the Post.
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Israel soon barred nearly two hundred thousand Palestinian laborers from its workforce.
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And as many companies continue to prioritize in-person workers for promotions, this gap will likely widen even further over time.
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But this year, the union, which covers nine bargaining units and represents nearly 100,000 state workers, is not currently scheduled to receive a raise this summer.
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“Foot soldier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foot%20soldier. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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