Synonyms for infantry

foot soldiers, infantrymen, rifles, riflemen, dogfaces*, grunts*, doughboys*, combat troops, shock troops; see also army 1, soldier.

Infantrymen include: hoplite, arquebusier, crossbowman, pikeman, spearman, longbowman, archer, arbalester, soldad (Spanish), fantassin (French), swordsman, fusilier, skirmisher, scout, grenadier, sepoy (Hindu), Zouave, uhlan, sniper-scout, intelligence and reconnaissance (I&R), sharpshooter, air-borne infantry, paratrooper.