militiaman

noun

mi·​li·​tia·​man mə-ˈli-shə-mən How to pronounce militiaman (audio)
: a member of a militia

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With 20,000 troops and tens of thousands of allied militiamen, Turkey has controlled significant swathes of territory across five northern Syrian provinces since 2016. Kamran Bokhari, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025 Elsewhere in the series, Joseph Plumb Martin, a 15-year-old militiaman from Connecticut, is a focal character. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2025 But many of the militiamen identify themselves as PA officers. Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025 International workers had been evacuated in the first days of the conflict, but the roads leading out of the city were now controlled by soldiers, militiamen, and bandits. Nicolas Niarchos, New Yorker, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for militiaman

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First Known Use

1668, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of militiaman was in 1668

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“Militiaman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/militiaman. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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militiaman

noun
mi·​li·​tia·​man mə-ˈlish-ə-mən How to pronounce militiaman (audio)
: a member of a militia

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