Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - cannon fodder
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also cannon-fodder If someone in authority regards people they are in charge of as cannon fodder, they do not care if these people are harmed or lost in the course of their work. The conscripts were treated as cannon fodder... N-UNCOUNT CANNONADE (cannonades) A cannonade is an intense continuous attack of gunfire. ...the distant thunder of a cannonade. = barrage N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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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 ~ for the tabloids ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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