(military) a soldier employed in an infantry role
Used in a Sentence
infantryman
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for infantryman.
Editorial note
A single-use anti-tank weapon costs $50,000, and worth every penny if you're the infantryman and the tank is heading toward you.
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Quick take
(military) a soldier employed in an infantry role
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of infantryman gathered in one view.
(by restriction) a male soldier of the infantry
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for infantryman.
noun
(military) a soldier employed in an infantry role
See also: foot-soldier, marcher, footslogger
noun
(by restriction) a male soldier of the infantry
See also: foot-soldier, marcher, footslogger
Example sentences
A single-use anti-tank weapon costs $50,000, and worth every penny if you're the infantryman and the tank is heading toward you.
A drone is one possible implementation, but I was thinking more of a standard infantryman accompanied by two or three bots.
One was shot down in the gulf war by one such infantryman/SAM and all 14 crew were killed.
Leave the strategic decisions to the commanders, the tactical to the infantryman, and the split-second firefighting to the robots.
So what could you use a battlefield infantryman for if no one wants to go down the road of arming AI?
Stopping power definitely matters when we're talking about sniper rifles, less so for an infantryman's primary weapons system.
In the US Army's case, a combat veteran would have a Combat Infantryman Badge.
How many 40 year olds are looking for a career path as an infantryman?
It was a great experience, even if I never got to deploy (I am a reserve infantryman).
Seventy years ago an infantryman who dived on a live grenade to save his whole squad of buddies was simply a dead hero.
My dad has always said that the A-10 is an infantryman's best friend.
As far as not having the same amount of accuracy -- the author is correct, but at 300+ meters, most line soldiers (including infantryman) can't hit the target but 2 times out of 10 anyway.
Quote examples
"worth every penny if you're the infantryman and the tank is heading toward you" To bad it isn't cheaper we could give every infantryman two!
Proper noun examples
There was a typical American Infantryman, over 6' and looking like a badass.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use infantryman in a sentence?
A single-use anti-tank weapon costs $50,000, and worth every penny if you're the infantryman and the tank is heading toward you.
What does infantryman mean?
(military) a soldier employed in an infantry role
What part of speech is infantryman?
infantryman is commonly used as noun.