- Foot soldier - Infantryman - Rereading about Buckingham Palace guard - Originaly, a soldier who carried and threw grenades;
afterward, one of a company attached to each regiment or battalion,
taking post on the right of the line, and wearing a peculiar uniform.
In modern times, a member of a special regiment or corps; as, a
grenadier of the guard of Napoleon I. one of the regiment of Grenadier
Guards of the British army, etc. - Any marine fish of the genus Macrurus, in which the body
and tail taper to a point; they mostly inhabit the deep sea; -- called
also onion fish, and rat-tail fish. - A bright-colored South African grosbeak (Pyromelana
orix), having the back red and the lower parts black.
- Bandit - Desperado - Highwayman - Outlaw - Ship’s prison and desperado - A light-armed, irregular foot soldier. - A lawless fellow who lives by plunder; one of a band of
robbers; especially, one of a gang living in mountain retreats; a
highwayman; a freebooter.
- liveried attendant - liveried servant - Servant - A soldier who marches and fights on foot; a foot soldier. - A man in waiting; a male servant whose duties are to
attend the door, the carriage, the table, etc. - Formerly, a servant who ran in front of his master's
carriage; a runner. - A metallic stand with four feet, for keeping anything warm
before a fire.
- Day labourer - Lowly worker - See Poon. - A foot soldier; a policeman; also, an office attendant; a
messenger. - A day laborer; a servant; especially, in some of the Spanish
American countries, debtor held by his creditor in a form of qualified
servitude, to work out a debt. - See 2d Pawn.