footsoldierとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• enPR: fo͝ot sōl′jər
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /fʊt ˈsəʊl.d͡ʒə/
• (General American, Canada) IPA: /fʊt ˈsoʊl.d͡ʒəɹ/

名詞

foot soldier (plural foot soldiers)

1. (military) A soldier who fights on foot; an infantryman
2. (figurative, by extension) A rank and file member of an institution, or supporter of a cause.
   • 1980 February 9, Scott Tucker, “The Lavender Left”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 28, page 5:

     We are rightfully wary of straight Leftists who didn't give a damn for our struggle until they saw we had build on our own, and then tried to recruit foot-soldiers from our ranks.