ground pounder
Soldier on foot
Ground pounder is military slang for an infantry soldier—someone who fights on foot rather than from vehicles, aircraft, or ships.
The term emphasizes the physical reality of walking long distances carrying heavy gear: After twenty miles with a full pack, every ground pounder's feet are screaming.
It can be self-deprecating or express pride in the unglamorous work of ground combat.
grunt
Low guttural sound
- riflemanArmed soldier or NZ bird
- infantrymanGround-based combat soldier
- foot soldierBasic infantry combatant
doughboy · dogface · GI · trooper · enlisted · platoon · squad · fireteam · patrol · march
runner
One who sprints
cardio · endurance · marathon · mileage · sneakers · stride · asphalt · sidewalk · trail · distance
- sci-fi soldiersspace marine, stormtrooper, clone trooper, shock trooper, battle droid
- Aviation Slangroger, mayday, pan-pan, squawk, affirmative
ground pounderpilot
One who steers aircraft
aviator · flyboy · airman · fighter pilot · naval aviator
ground poundercivilian
Non-military person
non-combatant · pacifist · conscientious objector · medic · chaplain
ground pounderdesk jockey
Sedentary office worker
staff officer · brass · paper pusher · headquarters staff · armchair general
ground, pounder, grounds, grounded, grounding, groundless, underground, pound, pounds