Dutch

Noun

infanteriste f ‎(plural infanteristes, diminutive infanteristje n, masculine infanterist)

1. a female foot soldier, a female infantryman

Synonyms

• (female infanterist): voetsoldate

French

Etymology

From infanterie ‎(“infantry”), from Italian infanteria, from infante, fante ‎(“a knave, footman, foot soldier”), from Latin infans ‎(“infant”), +‎ -iste; perfectly analogous to Dutch infanterist, German Infanterist etc.

Noun

infanteriste m ‎(plural infanteristes)

1. A foot soldier, infantryman

Synonyms

• fantassin m
• soldat à pied m