Infantry Meaning
/ˈɪnfəntɹi/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounSoldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units, regardless of external transport (e.g. airborne).
nounThe part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers, especially opposed to mounted and technical troops.
Sentence Examples
The infantry soldier is only a pawn in the game of war.
He joined the infantry.
Dan studied psychological warfare techniques at infantry academy.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ soldiers advanced on foot through the muddy terrain during the battle.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The brave soldiers of the ____ marched for several days through the thick forest to the front.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The next summer there was a crop of blackberries in the woods. I took wife and babies, supplied with lunch and horse feed; […] Wife took command of the infantry and I of the transportation. We were both soon calling loudly for assistance."
— 1887, Transactions of the Iowa State Horticultural Society, page 142:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ soldiers advanced on foot through the muddy terrain during the battle.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The brave soldiers of the ____ marched for several days through the thick forest to the front.