footslogger

footslogger
noun
fights on foot with small arms
Syn: ↑infantryman, ↑marcher, ↑foot soldier
Derivationally related forms: ↑footslog
Hypernyms: ↑soldier
Hyponyms: ↑fusilier, ↑grenadier, ↑grenade thrower, ↑doughboy, ↑musketeer

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun

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footˈslogger noun
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Main Entry:foot

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • footslogger — noun see footslog …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • footslogger — See footslog. * * * …   Universalium

  • footslogger — noun Common term for a foot soldier. A person who footslogs …   Wiktionary

  • Footslogger — infantry soldier …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • footslogger — Australian Slang infantry soldier …   English dialects glossary

  • footslogger — foot·slog·ger …   English syllables

  • footslogger — /ˈfʊtslɒgə/ (say footsloguh) noun Colloquial someone who footslogs, but especially an infantryman …  

  • footslog — footslogger, n. /foot slog /, v.i., footslogged, footslogging. to go on foot through or as if through mud. [1895 1900; FOOT + SLOG] * * * …   Universalium

  • foot soldier — noun 1. fights on foot with small arms (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑infantryman, ↑marcher, ↑footslogger • Derivationally related forms: ↑footslog (for: ↑footslogger) …   Useful english dictionary

  • footslog — intransitive verb Date: 1899 to march or tramp through mud • footslogger noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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