assistant vs foot soldier

foot soldier vs assistant

assistant and foot soldier both are nouns.

assistant is an adjective but foot soldier is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
assistant	Yes	Yes	No	No
foot soldier	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, foot soldier is a hyponym of assistant; that is, foot soldier is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than assistant:

assistant: a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
foot soldier: an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

Other hyponyms of assistant include coadjutor, accomplice, confederate, aide, auxiliary, attendant, attender, tender, bat boy, dental assistant, deputy, lieutenant, actor's assistant, dresser, event planner, facilitator, flower girl, girl Friday, enforcer, hatchet man, cat's-paw, instrument, pawn, birthing coach, doula, labor coach, monitrice, underboss, fashion model, manakin, manikin, mannequin, mannikin, model, model, poser, paraprofessional, powder monkey, prompter, theater prompter, chief assistant, man Friday, right-hand man, secretarial assistant, secretary, sidesman, subordinate, subsidiary, underling, water boy, waterer, whipper-in, boy Friday.

assistant (noun)	foot soldier (noun)
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose	fights on foot with small arms
	an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

assistant (adjective)	foot soldier (adjective)
of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another

Difference between assistant and foot soldier

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