Infantryman
noun
A soldier who fights on foot.
The infantryman was on the front line, facing the enemy.
Often appears as...
- infantryman's rifle
- infantryman on duty
noun
A soldier who fights on foot.
The infantryman was on the front line, facing the enemy.
Often appears as...
- infantryman's rifle
- infantryman on duty
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Role Clarity
An infantryman refers to a specific role within the army, distinct from roles like pilots or tank operators.
The army trained John to serve as an infantryman, specializing in ground combat.
Pro Tip 2/3Combat Specific
An infantryman is primarily associated with direct combat on the battlefield, not with support or administrative duties.
During the battle, each infantryman was tasked with securing a section of the territory.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Rank
'Infantryman' describes a role within the infantry; it's not a military rank like Sergeant or Lieutenant.
As an infantryman, he was one of the many soldiers reporting to the platoon sergeant.
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Video examples
The unheard story of...
is that he's going to be fighting another heavy infantryman. When he says, "Come to me that I might feed your flesh to the birds of the heavens and the beasts of the field," the key phrase is "Come to me." Come up to me because we're going to fight, hand to hand, like this.
Video examples
A Father at War PIPE The...
States Army infantryman I was 26 my daughter was born two months before we deployed it's in those first couple days certain
Video examples
The unheard story of...
is that he's going to be fighting another heavy infantryman. When he says, "Come to me that I might feed your flesh to the birds of the heavens and the beasts of the field," the key phrase is "Come to me." Come up to me because we're going to fight, hand to hand, like this.
Video examples
A Father at War PIPE The...
States Army infantryman I was 26 my daughter was born two months before we deployed it's in those first couple days certain
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Quote examples
Kurt Vonnegut
American Writer
I was not an anthropology student prior to the war. I took it up as part of a personal readjustment following some bewildering experiences as an infantryman and later as a prisoner of war in Dresden, Germany. The science of the Study of Man has been extremely satisfactory from that personal standpoint.
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George Grosz
German Artist
What can I say about the First World War, a war in which I served as an infantryman, a war I hated at the start and to which I never warmed as it proceeded?
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Tom Cotton
American Politician
Against the wishes of my family, I gave up my legal career, and I volunteered for the Army. I became an infantryman. I went to Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Mark Helprin
American Novelist
I have jumped out of airplanes but I was not technically a paratrooper. I was an infantryman and a night fighter, anti-terrorist.
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Brendan Behan
Irish Dramatist
A quotation in a speech, article or book is like a rifle in the hands of an infantryman. It speaks with authority.
Quote examples
Kurt Vonnegut
American Writer
I was not an anthropology student prior to the war. I took it up as part of a personal readjustment following some bewildering experiences as an infantryman and later as a prisoner of war in Dresden, Germany. The science of the Study of Man has been extremely satisfactory from that personal standpoint.
Quote examples
George Grosz
German Artist
What can I say about the First World War, a war in which I served as an infantryman, a war I hated at the start and to which I never warmed as it proceeded?
Quote examples
Tom Cotton
American Politician
Against the wishes of my family, I gave up my legal career, and I volunteered for the Army. I became an infantryman. I went to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Quote examples
Mark Helprin
American Novelist
I have jumped out of airplanes but I was not technically a paratrooper. I was an infantryman and a night fighter, anti-terrorist.
Quote examples
Brendan Behan
Irish Dramatist
A quotation in a speech, article or book is like a rifle in the hands of an infantryman. It speaks with authority.
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