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| Main Entry: |
infantry
 [in-fuhn-tree] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | foot soldiers |
| Synonyms: | dogfaces, doughboys, grunts, infantrymen, shock troops |
| Main Entry: | private |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lowest rank of person enlisted in armed service |
| Synonyms: | GI, enlisted person, first-class*, infantry, private soldier, sailor, second-class, soldier |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | soldier |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person serving in military |
| Synonyms: | GI, Green Beret, airforce member, cadet, cavalryperson, commando, conscript, draftee, enlisted person, fighter, guard, guerrilla, gunner, infantry, infantryperson, marine, mercenary, military person, musketeer, officer, paratrooper, pilot, private, rank, recruit, scout, selectee, serviceperson, soldier, soldier-at-arms, trooper, veteran, volunteer, warmonger, warrior |
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Example Sentences
- Elsewhere, infantry units roll out on patrols or return for midnight meals.
- Its barrel was too short to achieve the range of standard infantry rifles.
- In the neighboring house, an infantry uniform hangs in the closet, the campaign cap perfectly folded on the shoulder.
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