CANNON FODDER


Meaning of CANNON FODDER in English

Function: noun

Date: circa 1891

1 : soldiers regarded or treated as expendable in battle

2 : an expendable or exploitable person, group, or thing <celebrities who have become cannon fodder for the tabloids>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.