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infantry

in·fantry

UK/ˈɪnfəntɹi/ US/ˈɪnfənt͡ʃɹi/ fairly common

noun

1.

an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot

  • “there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot”
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Origin

From Middle French infanterie, from older Italian, possibly from Spanish infantería (“foot soldiers, force composed of those too inexperienced or low in rank for cavalry”), from infante (“foot soldier”), originally "a youth", either way from Latin īnfāns (“child”); see there for more.

Phrases

  • infantry fighting vehicle
  • light infantry
  • line infantry
  • marine infantry
  • mechanized infantry
  • motorized infantry
  • mounted infantry
  • naval infantry

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