infantryman

noun

in·​fan·​try·​man ˈin-fən-trē-mən How to pronounce infantryman (audio)
: an infantry soldier

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One hundred and ninety-four infantrymen were saved due to the instinctual acts of Cher Ami. Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025 About the same time, a Missouri infantryman and musician in the home’s band fell back into the sodden embrace of booze after years of sobriety, went back to his barracks and swallowed hydrochloric acid. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024 Tehran would have to provide the Syrian regime with tens of thousands of infantrymen to regain control of the ground. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024 Palma is an infantryman from McFarland, California; Jauregui is a Stryker systems maintainer from Tacoma, Washington; and Mendoza Lopez is a wheeled vehicle mechanic from Bensenville, Illinois, the spokesperson said. Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for infantryman 

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of infantryman was in 1883

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“Infantryman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infantryman. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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infantryman

noun
in·​fan·​try·​man -mən How to pronounce infantryman (audio)
: a soldier of the infantry

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