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infanteer

noun

A soldier employed in any infantry role; an infantryman.

“The appointment of an infanteer from The Highlanders as the Sovereign's Piper shows that the events following Culloden are no longer raw in the memory. official web site of the British Monarchy”

OriginSpanish infante →

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Meanings

nouninfanteer (plural infanteers)

plural infanteers · alternative infantier

CanadaUKgovernmentA soldier employed in any infantry role; an infantryman.
The appointment of an infanteer from The Highlanders as the Sovereign's Piper shows that the events following Culloden are no longer raw in the memory. official web site of the British Monarchy

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Origin

Spanishinfante
Englishinfanteer

From Spanish infante (“soldier”) + -eer.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with infanteer

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APA

infanteer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infanteer

MLA

“infanteer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infanteer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “infanteer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infanteer.

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