infantry

The word “infantry” means soldiers who fight on foot, as opposed to those in tanks, on horseback, or in vehicles. In plain terms, foot soldiers — the part of an army that fights on the ground rather than in vehicles or on horses.

“Infantry” is pronounced IHN-fuhnt-ree (/ˈɪnfəntɹi/ in IPA).

Here is “infantry” used in a sentence: “Waves of infantry advanced across the muddy field.”

“Infantry” is a noun.

The word “infantry” comes from Latin. From French infanterie, from Italian/Spanish infantería, from infante, "foot soldier," ultimately from Latin īnfāns, "child, youth.".

“Infantry” is a fairly common word in modern English.

Infantry are soldiers who fight on foot, while cavalry historically fought on horseback and in modern armies usually operate armoured or mechanised vehicles. The key distinction is foot soldiers versus mounted or vehicle-borne troops.

Infantry are foot soldiers who engage the enemy directly on the ground, whereas artillery refers to troops and the large mounted guns they operate to strike targets at a distance.

Infantry is a collective noun. It usually takes a singular verb when treated as a single unit ("the infantry is advancing") but can take a plural verb when the focus is on the individual soldiers, which is more common in British English.

A single member of the infantry is called an infantryman or an infantry soldier. The word infantry itself refers to the foot soldiers collectively rather than to one individual.