Cannon fodder
Cannon fodder noun - Soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire.
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Rank and file and cannon fodder are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rank and file" instead a noun phrase "Cannon fodder".
Rank and file
Rank and file noun - The body of the community as contrasted with the elite.
Cannon fodder and rank and file are semantically related. You can use "Cannon fodder" instead a noun phrase "Rank and file".
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Often the rank and file are cannon fodder under incompetent officers.
Source: Useful Notes / Yanks with Tanks
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