infantryman

infantry/enlisted soldier, foot soldier, member of the infantry, soldier, infantry; as a last resort, infantryman and infantrywoman if used together. In 2016, the U.S. Marine Corps removed 19 job titles with "man." Most replaced "man" with "Marine," for example "basic infantry man" is now "basic infantry Marine." Others include "gunner" for "anti-tank missileman" and "field artillery operations chief" for "field artillery operations man." They retained "rifleman" and "mortar man." See also -man/men, rifleman.