infantry
noun
[ ˈɪnf(ə)ntri ]
• soldiers marching or fighting on foot; foot soldiers collectively.
• "the infantry advanced at sunrise"
Similar:
infantrymen,
foot soldiers,
foot guards,
the ranks,
the rank and file,
cannon fodder,
GIs,
Tommies,
infanteers,
grunts,
dogfaces,
doughboys,
footmen,
Origin:
late 16th century: from French infanterie, from Italian infanteria, from infante ‘youth, infantryman’, from Latin infant- (see infant).
