cavalrymen

noun

plural of cavalryman
as in dragoons

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  1. soldiers
  2. cavaliers
  3. warriors
  4. troopers
Noun
  • The soldiers killed in Jordan were identified by the Defense Department as Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • With 18 deaths and nearly 100 soldiers injured, the Pentagon is also under pressure to address the impact to US troops.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of soldiers
Noun
  • The young women and their cavaliers headed to L’Arc, a nightclub in Paris situated near the Shangri-La; there, the group continued their celebrations some hours later.
    — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
Definition of cavaliers
Noun
  • Collectors won’t want to miss The Adobe Fine Art, an award-winning 10,000-foot space filled with oil paintings of cowboys and gunslingers, fiber sculptures of Native American warriors, traditional Pueblo pottery, and much more.
    — Allison Savage Bates, Denver Post, 19 July 2026
  • The film follows Johnny Cage, a martial arts actor who is recruited by the thunder god Raiden and Sonya Blade to join his fellow Earthrealm fighters in an inter-dimensional tournament against the Outworld warriors.
    — Arushi Jacob, Variety, 17 July 2026
Definition of warriors
Noun
  • Surveillance cameras at busway stations are now feeding images directly to Troop H dispatchers so better information can be relayed to troopers more quickly.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026
  • The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency had no further information to add as troopers continue to investigate the fatal crash.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
Definition of troopers
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