infantry
Soldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units, regardless of external transport (e.g. airborne).
Other meanings
The part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers, especially opposed to mounted and technical troops.
en A regiment of infantry.
Synonyms
- foot
Related words
- infantryperson
- infantrywoman
- noninfantry
- infanteer
- infantry fighting vehicle
- naval infantry
- infantryman
- light infantry
- line infantry
- marine infantry
- mechanized infantry
- motorized infantry
Word history
From Latin "īnfāns" (child).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “infantry” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.