noun
- a soldier who fights on foot as part of the infantry
Usage: military
Examples
- The infantryman carried his rifle and pack across the battlefield.
- Each infantryman was trained in basic combat skills.
- The company consisted of thirty infantrymen and their officers.
- An experienced infantryman knows how to move quietly through enemy territory.
- The infantryman took cover behind the stone wall.
- Modern infantrymen use advanced communication equipment.
- The wounded infantryman was evacuated by helicopter.