infanteriste

Dutch

Noun

infanteriste f (plural infanteristes, diminutive infanteristje n)

1. female equivalent of infanterist

   Synonym: voetsoldate

French

Etymology

From infanterie (“infantry”) +‎ -iste, from Italian infanteria, from infante, fante (“a knave, footman, foot soldier”), from Latin īnfāns (“infant”); an exact cognate of Dutch infanterist and German Infanterist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.fɑ̃.tʁist/

Noun

infanteriste m (plural infanteristes)

1. foot soldier, infantryman

Synonyms

• fantassin m
• soldat à pied m