Definition of «grunt»
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"Grunt" is slang for an ordinary, low-ranking infantry soldier who performs the physically demanding work of ground combat. The term is strongly associated with military speech and military-themed games, where it distinguishes a regular frontline soldier from commanders, specialists, or officers. It is informal and can sound blunt, but it is not necessarily insulting when used by people discussing soldiers as a group. In gaming commentary, calling someone a grunt emphasizes their basic frontline role rather than their individual identity or technical expertise.
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— Who gets the glamorous job of walking through the jungle first? — The grunt does. — Great, I packed only socks and optimism.
The exhausted grunt trudged through the digital jungle with a rifle, a helmet, and the quiet realization that the commander had once again confused “strategic advance” with “please walk into that bush.”
However, for the average grunt, a lot of the experience will be the same-12 minutes of rucking through dense jungle before being bushwacked by someone camped in foliage.
Source: Steam
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