militiaman

noun mi·li·tia·man \ -mən \

|Updated on: 6 Jun 2018

Definition of militiaman

: a member of a militia

Recent Examples of militiaman from the Web

Sheikh Abbas Jawhari, a Shiite cleric, is among the critical imams, former fighters and families of fallen militiamen that have emerged to oppose Hezbollah in the group’s Bekaa Valley heartland.

— sune engel rasmussen and nazih osseiran, WSJ, "Hezbollah Faces Rising Discontent in Heartland Ahead of Election," 3 May 2018
The three men skipped bail, but 40 armed militiamen showed up at court in their place, publicly threatening to kill any police officer who tried to take away their guns.

— daniel southwell, Vox, "My teen years were spent in radical right-wing groups. The paranoia was intoxicating.," 24 Apr. 2018
An ethnic armed group allied with the KIA in neighbouring Shan state recently staged a bloody attack on a casino run by militiamen close to the army.

— The Economist, "Myanmar’s government sits by while the army goes on the offensive," 17 May 2018
Along with them came militiamen: the Oath Keepers, Three Percenters, members of western militias.

— leah sottile, Longreads, "Bundyville Chapter One: A War in the Desert," 15 May 2018
The movie follows militiamen who suspect one of their own is responsible for a shooting at a police funeral.

— erich schwartzel, WSJ, "Making Movies in the Trump Era for the Audience Hollywood Ignored," 15 May 2018
Iran has sent thousands of troops to back Syrian President Bashar Assad, and Israel fears that as the fighting nears an end, Iran and tens of thousands of Shiite militiamen will turn their focus to Israel.

— josef federman, USA TODAY, "Israel strikes 'dozens' of Iranian targets after alleged rocket barrage on Golan Heights," 9 May 2018
At the height of the fighting, several thousand IRGC personnel, 8,000 Hezbollah fighters, and 30,000 other Shia militiamen from places like Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan were committed to the fray.

— neri zilber, Vox, "Israel and Iran’s escalating shadow war in Syria, explained," 25 Apr. 2018
The militiamen who fought the first battle of that war began a new epoch in human history.

— mark g. spencer, WSJ, "‘Lexington and Concord’ Review: The First Round of a Long Fight," 18 Apr. 2018

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