infantry

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) Soldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units, regardless of external transport (e.g. airborne).
2. (uncountable) The part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers, especially opposed to mounted and technical troops.
3. (countable, uncountable) A regiment of infantry.
4. (colloquial, countable, humorous, uncountable) Infants; children.

Synonyms

the foot

foot

🦶

regiment

foot-soldier

foot soldiers

infantryman

army

foot soldier

unit

foot regiment

foot-soldiers

battalion

cavalry

land forces

line infantry

rifle

shooting

soldier

Translations

infanterie

infantería

infanterie

fanteria

Infanterie

infantaria

voetvolk

infanteria

Fußvolk

piyade

πεζικό

مشاة

infantry

régiment

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɪnfəntɹi/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

The column formation was extensively used by Chinese infantry during the Korean War .

Before entering politics Wilkie was an infantry officer in the Australian Army .

The unit was later renamed to become the Royal Netherlands Motorized Infantry Brigade .