cannon fodder

ˈkænən ˈfɒdər

Definition

Definition of cannon fodder - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

authoritypeople regarded as expendable by those in power

The workers felt like cannon fodder to the company.

warfaremilitary forces seen as expendable in battle

The new recruits were treated as cannon fodder.

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Expressions with cannon

loose cannon

person beyond control, causing unintentional damage

Her actions made her seem like a loose cannon.

glass cannon

something powerful but fragile

The startup is a glass cannon with great potential but vulnerable to market changes.

cannon fire

sound produced by a cannon being fired

The distant cannon fire echoed through the valley.

water cannon

machine shooting water at high pressure, often for crowd control

The police used a water cannon to disperse the crowd.

snow cannon

machine that makes snow for ski slopes

The resort used a snow cannon to cover the slopes.

cannon cracker

type of firecracker known for loud noise

He set off a cannon cracker during the festival.

Expressions with fodder

canon fodder

soldiers regarded as expendable in battle

The inexperienced troops were seen as canon fodder by their commanders.

it's fodder for someone's mill

exp.

gives someone more material to use for their purpose

It's fodder for the lawyer's mill.

jail fodder

person seen as likely to be jailed

He was often dismissed as jail fodder by the authorities.

Examples of cannon fodder in a sentence

In the game, players are mere cannon fodder.
The soldiers were mere cannon fodder in the general's eyes.
In the brutal campaign, they were used as cannon fodder.

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French:chair à canon, ...
German:Kanonenfutter, ...
Italian:carne da cannone, ...
Spanish:carne de cañón, ...
Portuguese:carne para canhão, ...
Chinese:炮灰, ...
Japanese:捨て駒, 消耗品, ...
Arabic:وَقُودُ حَرْبٍ, لَحْمُ المَدافِع, ...
Hebrew:בְּשַׂר תּוֹתָחִים, חַיָּלִים מִתְכַּלִּים, ...
Russian:пушечное мясо, ...
Ukrainian:гарматне м'ясо, ...
Hindi:तोप का चारा, युद्ध का मोहरा, ...
Bengali:বলির পাঁঠা, যুদ্ধে সহজে প্রাণ দেওয়ার জন্য পাঠানো সৈন্যদল, ...
Catalan:carn de canó, ...
Czech:potrava pro děla, potrava pro kanóny, ...
Danish:kanonføde, ...
Dutch:kanonnenvoer, ...
Greek:κρέας για τα κανόνια, αναλώσιμοι στρατιώτες, ...
Hungarian:ágyútöltelék, feláldozható katonaság, ...
Khmer:មនុស្សដែលអ្នកមានអំណាចចាត់ទុកថាអាចបោះបង់ចោលបាន, កងទ័ពដែលត្រូវបានចាត់ទុកថាអាចបោះបង់ចោលបានក្នុងសមរភូមិ, ...
Korean:소모품, 총알받이, ...
Persian:گوشت دم توپ, نیروهای فداشدنی, ...
Polish:mięso armatnie, ...
Portuguese (BR):bucha de canhão, ...
Romanian:carne de tun, victime sigure, ...
Swedish:kanonmat, kanonföda, ...
Thai:กำลังพลสิ้นเปลือง, ทหารที่ถูกมองว่าใช้แล้วทิ้ง, ...
Turkish:top yemi, ...
Vietnamese:bia đỡ đạn, quân thí mạng, ...

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