foot soldier

foot soldier

n.

1. A soldier who fights on foot; an infantry trooper.

2. One who performs necessary but basic, often mundane tasks.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	foot soldier - fights on foot with small arms       footslogger, infantryman, marcher fusilier - (formerly) a British infantryman armed with a light flintlock musket grenade thrower, grenadier - an infantryman equipped with grenades doughboy - an American infantryman in World War I musketeer - a foot soldier armed with a musket soldier - an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the soldiers stood at attention"
	2.	foot soldier - an assistant subject to the authority or control of another subordinate, subsidiary, underling assistant, helper, help, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" associate - a person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise; "associates in the law firm bill at a lower rate than do partners" bottom dog - a person of low status cog - a subordinate who performs an important but routine function; "he was a small cog in a large machine" man - a male subordinate; "the chief stationed two men outside the building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana" second fiddle, second banana - someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role