noun, masculine/ɛ̃.fɑ̃.tʁist/plural: infanteristes
foot soldier, infantryman
Synonyms: fantassin, soldat à pied
From infanterie (“infantry”) + -iste, from Italian infanteria, from infante, fante (“a knave, footman, foot soldier”), from Latin īnfāns (“infant”); an exact cognate of Dutch infanterist and German Infanterist.