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Infantryman vs Jawan - What's the difference?

infantryman | jawan |

As nouns the difference between infantryman and jawan

is that infantryman is a soldier employed in an infantry role while jawan is (india) an infantryman; a soldier.

infantryman

English

Noun

(infantrymen)
  • a soldier employed in an infantry role

    • Synonyms

    * foot soldier * infanteer

    jawan

    English

    (wikipedia jawan)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (India) An infantryman; a soldier.
  • * 1992 , Satyindra Singh, Blueprint to Bluewater: The Indian Navy, 1951-65 , page 402
    • In any event we soon had the Army jawan sent by the Major with us in the boat and headed for shore.
  • * 1999 , R. D. Pradhan, Debacle to Revival: Y.B. Chavan as Defence Minister, 1962-65 , page 44
    • He obviously expected one of the senior army officials to walk over and talk to the jawan .