Infantry Definition
ĭnfən-trē
infantries
noun
infantries
The branch of an army made up of units trained to fight on foot.
American Heritage
Foot soldiers collectively; esp., that branch of an army consisting of soldiers trained and equipped to fight chiefly on foot.
Webster's New World
A (designated) infantry regiment.
The 274th Infantry.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- foot
- combat troops
- foot-soldiers
- riflemen
- rifles
- infantrymen
- shock-troops
- doughboys
- dogfaces
- grunts
Other Word Forms of Infantry
Noun
Singular:
infantryPlural:
infantriesOrigin of Infantry
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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 infans '(child) who doesn't speak (yet)' (from in- 'non-' + fari 'to speak')
From Wiktionary
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French infanterie from Old French from Old Italian infanteria from infante youth, foot soldier from Latin īnfāns īnfant- infant infant
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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