militiaman

noun

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

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That summer, Robert Morris—the lawyer who had been organizing Black militiamen in Boston, to no avail—asked Sumner for a favor. Zaakir Tameez june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025 But then, in late 2011, Iranian militiamen stormed the British embassy in Tehran, briefly holding staff members hostage. Edward Fishman, Foreign Affairs, 4 June 2025 Then, in October 2011, rebel militiamen executed Qaddafi. Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 20 May 2025 While rebel militiamen pinned British troops in innermost Boston, their artillery couldn’t pierce the city’s British strongholds. Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 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 8 Jul. 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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