Infantryman is an English word with synonyms like marcher or soldier. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Infantryman in a sentence
Infantryman meaning
- a soldier employed in an infantry role
- a male soldier of the infantry
Using Infantryman
- The main meaning on this page is: a soldier employed in an infantry role | a male soldier of the infantry
- Useful related words include: marcher, foot soldier, footslogger, soldier.
- In the example corpus, infantryman often appears in combinations such as: an infantryman, combat infantryman, the infantryman.
Context around Infantryman
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Infantryman
- In this selection, "infantryman" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, combat, regular, fire, badge, representing and stu stand out and add context to how "infantryman" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a black infantryman from the and a combat infantryman. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "infantryman" sits close to words such as abdulkadir, abed and abhay, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with infantryman
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He entered the Army in 2003 as an infantryman. (9 words)
Stanley Thompson, a U.S. Army Reserve indirect fire infantryman representing the. (12 words)
The AeroVironment is a 5.5-pound weapon that fits in an infantryman’s backpack. (15 words)
Albert Wong, a 36-year-old former Army infantryman, killed three workers and himself at the Veterans Home of California in Yountville just a week after he had been dismissed from a programme there, state Senator Bill Dodd said. (39 words)
An infantryman in the Army, O.C. was placed in the European theater following the surrender of Nazi Germany in May 1945, by which time the American public was coming to full terms with the extent of the Holocaust. (39 words)
In addition to the Purple Heart, Bill was awarded two Silver Stars, four Bronze Stars, the Combat Infantryman’s Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, and the highest decorations given by the governments of France and the Republic of Korea. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
Training an artilleryman takes more time than training a regular infantryman, an issue even more pressing with reservists.
He served four years as an infantryman and achieved the rank of corporal before his discharge in 1975.
In order to be eligible for a CIB, a soldier must be an infantryman or Green Beret, be serving in those roles at the time of the award, and engage an enemy in direct ground combat.
Nehls since at least 2021 has continually worn a lapel pin for infantrymen or Special Forces who fought in active combat, known as a Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB).
Professionally, I am a member of the Technical Staff for MIT Lincoln Laboratory and have previously worked at BAE Systems and a little time in the US Army as a Combat Infantryman.
Stanley Thompson, a U.S. Army Reserve indirect fire infantryman representing the.
The AeroVironment is a 5.5-pound weapon that fits in an infantryman’s backpack.
The Fund has brought about programmes such as Climb2Recovery, led by former Royal Engineer Neil Heritage Team Endeavour Racing, which was started by former Infantryman Stu Croxford and carried on by Royal Engineer veteran Brian Seggie.
After the war, he was awarded the combat infantryman medal, good conduct medal, a Purple Heart and the Bronze Star.
The infantryman was called up and was sent to Scotland to train for the invasion with The Second Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment.
After returning to school and graduating in the early 1940s, Sharp entered the US Army and served as an infantryman during World War II.
Albert Wong, a 36-year-old former Army infantryman, killed three workers and himself at the Veterans Home of California in Yountville just a week after he had been dismissed from a programme there, state Senator Bill Dodd said.
An infantryman in the Army, O.C. was placed in the European theater following the surrender of Nazi Germany in May 1945, by which time the American public was coming to full terms with the extent of the Holocaust.
From 2012 to 2013, he deployed to Afghanistan, where he served as an active duty infantry officer, earning a Bronze Star, Purple Heart and a Combat Infantryman Badge.
He entered the Army in 2003 as an infantryman.
Hernandez was drafted into military service in 1967, where he became an Army combat infantryman, a medic, and a machine gunner in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam near Pleiku.
He served as a rifle infantryman in the Army’s 65th Infantry Division under Gen. George Patton and saw many of his friends killed in France and Germany.
In addition to the Purple Heart, Bill was awarded two Silver Stars, four Bronze Stars, the Combat Infantryman’s Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, and the highest decorations given by the governments of France and the Republic of Korea.
African Americans 1780 drawing of American soldiers from the Yorktown campaign shows a black infantryman from the 1st Rhode Island Regiment African Americans —slave and free—served on both sides during the war.
All of these protective measures add to the weight an infantryman must carry, and may decrease combat efficiency.
Common combinations with infantryman
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an infantryman 8×
- combat infantryman 6×
- the infantryman 3×
- infantryman or 2×
- infantryman badge 2×
- infantryman medal 2×
- infantryman in 2×