Translation guide
A low-ranking infantry soldier, often used historically or metaphorically for a loyal but unglamorous worker.
A soldier who fights on foot, especially in pre-modern armies.
General term for infantry; can refer to foot soldiers in any era.
Medieval foot soldiers fought with spears.
Specifically refers to low-ranking foot soldiers in feudal Japan, often lightly armored.
Literal 'soldier on foot'; used in descriptive contexts but less common as a set term.
A person who does the basic, often unglamorous work in an organization, with little authority.
戦国時代の足軽は重要な戦力だった。
Ashigaru foot soldiers were an important fighting force in the Warring States period.
Outside the castle walls, foot soldiers were lined up.
Colloquial term for a low-ranking person in a group; implies doing menial tasks.
He's still a foot soldier, so he can't speak up in meetings.
Specifically a rank-and-file company employee without a managerial title.
He retired as a foot soldier, never having been promoted.
Literally 'one private soldier'; used metaphorically for the lowest-ranking member of any group.
He's nothing more than a foot soldier in the organization.