infantry

Meaning

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

Concepts

infantry

the foot

foot

foot soldier

infantryman

foot soldiers

foot-soldier

regiment

army

foot regiment

line infantry

foot-soldiers

battalion

land forces

rifle

shooting

cavalry

soldier

unit

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

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