foot soldiern.

Brit.

/ˈfʊt ˌsəʊldʒə/, U.S.

/ˈfʊt ˌsoʊldʒər/

Forms: see foot n. and soldier n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: foot n., soldier n.

Etymology: < foot n. + soldier n. Compare earlier footman n. 1, foot folk n. 1.

1. A soldier who fights on foot, an infantry soldier.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by branch of army > [noun] > foot-soldier

footmanc1325

page?a1400

pieton?1473

foot soldier1587

rondache1607

peon1609

tolpatch1705

foot wobbler1785

wobbler1785

doughboy1835

fantassin1835

mud-crusher1864

web foot1866

grabby1868

infantryman1883

flat-foot1889

gravel-crusher1889

foot-slogger1894

PBI1916

mud-slogger1936

infanteer1944

leg1969

1587 J. Hooker Chron. Ireland 134/2 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) II He was apparelled in the manner of a Kerne and a foot souldior.

1622 M. Drayton 2nd Pt. Poly-olbion xxix. 155 Seauen Earles, nine hundred Horse, and of Foot-souldiers more.

1683 J. Bulteel tr. F. E. de Mézeray Gen. Chronol. Hist. France 248 The Cottereaux were most of them Foot-Soldiers, the Routiers served on Horseback.

1731 J. Arbuthnot Ess. Nature Aliments vi. 88 You may see in an Army forty thousand Foot-Soldiers without a fat Man.

1782 M. Dorset Ess. Defensive War v. 160 Manual exercise..may serve to smarten, or fill up the time of a foot-soldier.

1813 J. Forbes Oriental Mem. II. xvii. 46 These are foot soldiers, invariably armed with a sabre and match-lock, and having adopted some semblance of European discipline.

1869 C. Boutell tr. J. P. Lacombe Arms & Armour viii. 133 The treatment..shown to the foot-soldier of England by the nobles.

1918 E. S. Farrow Dict. Mil. Terms Askar, in the Moroccan army, a native infantryman or foot soldier.

1954 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 8 Oct. 32/7 No matter what electronic marvels come along.., when the final moment comes it will be the foot soldier who has to get in there and slug.

1991 Newsweek 11 Mar. 42/3 In a decade or two, the foot soldier may be armed with tank-killing hypervelocity missiles.

2007 N.Y. Times 14 Oct. iv. 5/3 Though the United Nations has gotten pledges for the foot soldiers it needs..it is still waiting on..heavy trucks and other equipment.

2. figurative. A person who does not have a role of authority in an organization, movement, etc., but carries out important (though often unglamorous) work. Frequently as part of an extended metaphor.

ΚΠ

1947 Washington Post 20 Nov. 13/1 The ‘foot soldiers’ of the Community Chest Federation..who go from door to door seeking Chest contributions were lauded.

1974 H. L. Foster Ribbin', Jivin', & Playin' Dozens vii. 293 Research and creativity centered on the ‘big picture’ and ignored the educational footsoldier—the classroom teacher.

1989 R. Graef Talking Blues v. 145 Police Constables are the foot soldiers in the War Against Crime.

2002 Austin (Texas) Amer. Statesman (Nexis) 22 Sept. h1 The kingpin in a criminal operation can get a lighter sentence than a foot soldier who has no information to trade.

2009 New Yorker 11 May 70/2 He started a citywide group called the Los Angeles Parents Union..in the hope of mobilizing foot soldiers for Green Dot's escalating war against the district.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	foot soldier
释义	foot soldiern. Brit. /ˈfʊt ˌsəʊldʒə/, U.S. /ˈfʊt ˌsoʊldʒər/ Forms: see foot n. and soldier n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: foot n., soldier n. Etymology: < foot n. + soldier n. Compare earlier footman n. 1, foot folk n. 1. 1. A soldier who fights on foot, an infantry soldier. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by branch of army > [noun] > foot-soldier footmanc1325 page?a1400 pieton?1473 foot soldier1587 rondache1607 peon1609 tolpatch1705 foot wobbler1785 wobbler1785 doughboy1835 fantassin1835 mud-crusher1864 web foot1866 grabby1868 infantryman1883 flat-foot1889 gravel-crusher1889 foot-slogger1894 PBI1916 mud-slogger1936 infanteer1944 leg1969 1587 J. Hooker Chron. Ireland 134/2 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) II He was apparelled in the manner of a Kerne and a foot souldior. 1622 M. Drayton 2nd Pt. Poly-olbion xxix. 155 Seauen Earles, nine hundred Horse, and of Foot-souldiers more. 1683 J. Bulteel tr. F. E. de Mézeray Gen. Chronol. Hist. France 248 The Cottereaux were most of them Foot-Soldiers, the Routiers served on Horseback. 1731 J. Arbuthnot Ess. Nature Aliments vi. 88 You may see in an Army forty thousand Foot-Soldiers without a fat Man. 1782 M. Dorset Ess. Defensive War v. 160 Manual exercise..may serve to smarten, or fill up the time of a foot-soldier. 1813 J. Forbes Oriental Mem. II. xvii. 46 These are foot soldiers, invariably armed with a sabre and match-lock, and having adopted some semblance of European discipline. 1869 C. Boutell tr. J. P. Lacombe Arms & Armour viii. 133 The treatment..shown to the foot-soldier of England by the nobles. 1918 E. S. Farrow Dict. Mil. Terms Askar, in the Moroccan army, a native infantryman or foot soldier. 1954 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 8 Oct. 32/7 No matter what electronic marvels come along.., when the final moment comes it will be the foot soldier who has to get in there and slug. 1991 Newsweek 11 Mar. 42/3 In a decade or two, the foot soldier may be armed with tank-killing hypervelocity missiles. 2007 N.Y. Times 14 Oct. iv. 5/3 Though the United Nations has gotten pledges for the foot soldiers it needs..it is still waiting on..heavy trucks and other equipment. 2. figurative. A person who does not have a role of authority in an organization, movement, etc., but carries out important (though often unglamorous) work. Frequently as part of an extended metaphor. ΚΠ 1947 Washington Post 20 Nov. 13/1 The ‘foot soldiers’ of the Community Chest Federation..who go from door to door seeking Chest contributions were lauded. 1974 H. L. Foster Ribbin', Jivin', & Playin' Dozens vii. 293 Research and creativity centered on the ‘big picture’ and ignored the educational footsoldier—the classroom teacher. 1989 R. Graef Talking Blues v. 145 Police Constables are the foot soldiers in the War Against Crime. 2002 Austin (Texas) Amer. Statesman (Nexis) 22 Sept. h1 The kingpin in a criminal operation can get a lighter sentence than a foot soldier who has no information to trade. 2009 New Yorker 11 May 70/2 He started a citywide group called the Los Angeles Parents Union..in the hope of mobilizing foot soldiers for Green Dot's escalating war against the district. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1587
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