ground pounder

English

Etymology

Suggesting the pounding of a marching soldier's boots on the ground.

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

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Noun

ground pounder (plural ground pounders)

1. (military, slang) A military soldier whose primary role is infantry or the use of ground-based materiel.

Antonyms

• flyboy
• airman

Translations

An infantry soldier

References

• https://web.archive.org/web/20010211100450/http://www.space.com/sciencefiction/tv/babylon_5_210_001113.html