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Definition of cannon fodder noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cannon fodder

noun
 
/ˈkænən fɒdə(r)/
 
/ˈkænən fɑːdər/
[uncountable]
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  1. soldiers who are thought of not as people whose lives are important, but as material to be used up in war
    • The soldiers were little more than cannon fodder.
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