different between infantryman vs evzone

English

Etymology

infantry +? man

Noun

infantryman (plural infantrymen)

1. (military) a soldier employed in an infantry role

   Synonyms: foot soldier, infanteer, infantier, footman

2. (by restriction) a male soldier of the infantry

Hyponyms

• (ungendered soldier): infantrywoman

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English

Etymology

From Greek ??????? (évzonos), from Ancient Greek ??????? (eúz?nos, “girt for battle”), from ?? (eû, “well”) + ???? (z?n?, “girdle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??vz??n/

Noun

evzone (plural evzones or evzonoi or evzoni)

1. A member of the Greek presidential guard.
2. An infantryman of a select corps of the Greek army.
   • 1905, Burton Holmes, The Wonders of Thessaly, The Burton Holmes Lectures: The Olympian Games in Athens; Grecian Journeys; The Wonders of Thessaly, page 242,

     The soldiers seen at various stations belong to the corps of the Greek army that proved itself most effective in the recent war, the Evzonoi.

   • 1953 April, Our Cover, The Rotarian, page 4,

     That's an evzone on our cover this month — and an evzone, as you probably know, is a Greek soldier of a certain kind. Recruited from mountain districts of Greece, the evzones make up rifle units in the Greek Army — but are better known to tourists as the skirted lads who make up the Royal Palace Guard.

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Further reading

• Evzones on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Noun

evzone m (plural evzones)

1. evzone