Cannon-fodder
soldiers, especially infantrymen, who run the greatest risk of being wounded or killed in warfare.
Historical Examples
Adventures of a Despatch Rider W. H. L. Watson
Dangerous Days Mary Roberts Rinehart
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Sept. 19, 1917 Various
The Nameless Castle Maurus Jkai
Battle Studies Charles-Jean-Jacques-Joseph Ardant du Picq
The Day of Wrath Louis Tracy
noun
men regarded as expendable because they are part of a huge army
Common soldiers, esp young and relatively untrained infantry soldiers; bullet bait
ny relatively low-ranking employee, associate, etc: But I’m still cannon fodder when the crunch comes (1930s+)
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